Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Frosted Maple Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c. sour cream
1 T. maple flavoring
2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda

Frosting:
1/2 c. butter
2 c. confectioners sugar
2 t. maple flavoring
2 T. hot water

Directions:
Cream shortening and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in sour cream and maple flavoring.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

For frosting:
In a small saucepan, heat butter over low heat until golden brown. Remove from the heat; blend in confectioners' sugar, maple flavoring and enough water to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

Makes about 4 dozen. Total time 30 minutes.

Verdict:
I love maple bars. Love them. So I figured that a maple frosted cookie would be just as good. They are good. My sister says they taste like french toast. I would have to agree.

1 comment:

Sabine Rogers said...

Have you ever tried maple cream cookies? They are one of my favorite cookies; two leafed shaped cookies sandwiching a thick maple cream. They have a wonderful maple flavor so if you love maple bars you would definitely like these!
Also is the maple flavoring in this recipe a maple extract?