Maple cookies with maple icing are soft, sweet cookies flavored with maple syrup or maple extract, topped with a creamy maple glaze. They’re especially popular in fall and winter baking.
The key flavor comes from Maple syrup.
🍁 Soft Maple Cookies Recipe
🧾 Ingredients (cookies)
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy
- Mix in maple syrup, egg, and vanilla
- Add dry ingredients and mix into dough
- Scoop small balls onto baking tray
- Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden
- Cool completely before icing
🍯 Maple Icing
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1–2 tsp milk (as needed)
- Pinch of salt
🍥 Instructions
- Mix sugar + maple syrup
- Add milk slowly until smooth and thick
- Drizzle or spread over cooled cookies
- Let set for 15–20 minutes
🍁 Tips for best results
- Don’t overbake (keeps cookies soft)
- Use real maple syrup for stronger flavor
- Chill dough for thicker cookies
- Add chopped nuts for crunch
🧠 Bottom line
Maple cookies are soft, sweet, and simple—perfect for a cozy dessert, especially when paired with a smooth maple icing made from real maple syrup.
If you want, I can give you a chewy bakery-style version or a healthier low-sugar version.
