Maple Chocolate Chip Cookies Food

MAPLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• If using walnuts, chop them into small pieces and set aside for later.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer with the paddle attachment or a using a handheld mixer, combine butter and brown sugar, mixing until smooth, around 1-2 minutes.
• Beat in the egg until combined. Add in the maple syrup, vanilla extract, and maple extract and mix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl often.
• Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Add in the chocolate chips and walnuts and mix on low again.
• Use a medium cookie scoop or your hands to roll the dough into round balls, about 1.5 tablespoon-sized. Add more walnuts and chocolate chips on top if desired. Bake the cookies one tray at a time for about 8-11 minutes. Remove them from the oven when the edges are slightly brown and look set. The middles will look soft!
• Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5-10 minutes then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

VERMONT MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. 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.

MAPLE-BACON CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Beat together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Add one egg; beat until blended into the butter mixture. Add the remaining egg, vanilla extract, and maple extract; beat until well blended and slightly fluffy. Stir in the flour mixture a little at a time, mixing just until combined. Stir in the bacon and chocolate chips. Scoop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges turn golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven, and cool on a wire rack.

MAPLE WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar and maple syrup until well combined - the mixture will have the consistency of wet sand. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt (stir them together first only if you want to) to the butter-sugar mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add chocolate and stir just until blended. It may seem dry at this point - I always find it easiest to get in there with my hands toward the end.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough (or roll rough walnut-sized balls) about 2" apart on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Flatten each a little with your hand, just to give them a head start. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until pale golden and set around the edges but still soft in the middle. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

VANILLA CHIP MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and maple flavoring. Combine the flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in vanilla chips and pecans., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks., In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in maple flavoring and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Top each with a pecan half.

CHOCOLATE CHIP MAPLE-PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°.
• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment or wax paper.
• In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl using an electric mixer beat melted butter with both sugars on high speed until fluffy (about 5 minutes).
• Add in eggs one at a time then egg yolk beating until creamy.
• Beat in the maple extract.
• Reduce the speed to low and add in the flour mixture until JUST blended.
• Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
• Chill the dough for about 2 hours until semi-firm, or up to 24 hours.
• You can scoop the dough onto baking sheets and freeze to use later if desired.
• Scoop about 1/4-cup batter onto cookie sheet, leaving about 3-inches apart.
• Flatten mounds into 3-inch rounds using moistened palm of your hand.
• Repeat with remaining cookies (you will have to use two baking sheets for this and bake in two separate batches).
• Bake 1 sheet at a time for about 13-15 minutes.
• Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool and continue with remaining cookies.

HONEY MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat shortening until light and fluffy. Add honey and syrup, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture will appear curdled). Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to honey mixture and mix just until moistened. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and maple flavoring. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, in a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies.

MAPLE WALNUT WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar and maple syrup until well combined.
• Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt (stir them together first only if you want to) to the butter-sugar mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add white chocolate and walnuts and stir just until blended.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough (or roll rough walnut-sized balls) about 2" apart on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Flatten each a little with your hand, just to give them a head start. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until pale golden and set around the edges but still soft in the middle. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.