Vermont Maple Cookies

Name: Vermont Maple Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon maple flavoring; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups white baking chips; 1 cup chopped pecans; MAPLE GLAZE:; 1/3 cup butter, cubed; 1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup maple syrup; 1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring

I created this recipe after tasting maple cookies with a maple glaze at a bakery in Stowe, Vermont, some years ago. I get many requests to bring them for bake sales, parties and ski trips. —Delores Day, Wolcott, Vermont

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups white baking chips
1 cup chopped pecans
MAPLE GLAZE:
1/3 cup butter, cubed
1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and maple flavoring. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in baking chips and pecans.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For glaze, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar, syrup and maple flavoring until smooth.
Drizzle over cookies; let dry completely. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 139 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 101mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Vermont Maple Cookies in Taste of Home September/October 2018

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Butcher2boy

Jan 5, 2019

Easy, but way too sweet for my taste buds. I gave them to a friend who loves maple and she said "any more"?
meliss.beyer

Nov 19, 2018

My mom and I made these for my son's 1st birthday party- lumberjack theme. They came out great!! They were easy to make. The only issue was the icing was a little thick. We made them smaller to make more, they came out perfect. A lot of people raved about them and asked for the recipe.
Darlene

Nov 16, 2018

What a great recipe! My husband is a huge maple fan, and this recipe passed all tests. I have a maple walnut fudge recipe that I came up with some years ago for him, and he was just as happy with these cookies. It's a keeper! Thanks!
Karenbv

Nov 15, 2018

Just made these for Christmas. My hubby loves them, but for me, they are too sweet, I would omit the vanilla chips.
juztfurfun

Nov 13, 2018

Best cookie i have ever eaten and i have eaten a lot----interestingly i inadvertently left out the brown sugar, which produced a wonderful crumbly cookie that had a great texture and taste. Today i am repeating the recipe BUT including the brown sugar---as per the recipe--- to experience the difference----definitely a keeper!
delowenstein

Nov 3, 2018

My only changes were omitting the pecans. I used part of dough on greased baking sheets and baked rest of dough in greased and floured 12x9" greased baking pan. I glazed the bars as soon as they were baked and glazed cookies when they cooled completely.
pattiejean

Oct 19, 2018

Delicious! My husband stated, "These are one of the best cookies you've ever made!" As a New Englander, I thought these were a fun addition to treats I made for missionary families staying with us. I made the recipe as written, used unsalted butter, and omitted pecans as I was making for others and not sure if everyone liked things with nuts in them. They were a huge hit-will definitely make again! I did have leftover glaze; may have to make some doughnuts to use it up! :)
ms11145

Sep 27, 2018

One word: YUM. I love the light flavor of the maple in these cookies. i chose not to drizzle the maple glaze on top. I might do it next time, but since I had to bag these as gifts, I didn't want them to stick together.