Maple Cookies with Maple Icing
Not just "cookies with maple flavor"—these are autumn captured in edible form. Crisp-edged yet tender-centered, each bite releases the deep, woodsy sweetness of real maple, finished with an icing that sets into a delicate shell—cracking softly under your teeth to reveal pillowy softness beneath.
This is the cookie your grandmother wishes she'd baked. Inspired by New England sugar shacks and Vermont mornings, we've layered maple three ways: extract in the dough for aromatic depth, real syrup in the icing for liquid-gold sweetness, and a whisper of brown sugar to echo caramelized sap. No artificial "maple" nonsense here. Just honest ingredients transformed into something that tastes like a memory you didn't know you had—of crisp air, woodsmoke, and syrup poured steaming over snow.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
→ Maple, amplified – Not one-note sweetness: extract + syrup + brown sugar create layered, woodsy depth
→ Perfect texture paradox – Crisp sugared edges + melt-in-your-mouth center (thanks to buttermilk's tenderizing magic)
→ Icing that sets, not slides – Warm butter-brown sugar base creates a delicate shell that won't smear your fingers
→ Make-ahead friendly – Dough freezes beautifully; icing waits patiently until cookies cool
Perfect for:
• Fall farmers' markets where you want to be the vendor everyone crowds around
• Thanksgiving dessert tables that need a non-pie option (trust me, these steal the show)
• Gift tins tied with twine—these travel beautifully and taste like generosity
• Anyone who believes cookies should taste like a season, not just sugar
Ingredients
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