Maple Cinnamon Glazed Peanut Butter Cookies Food

MAPLE BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in maple syrup and egg yolk.
• Combine salt and flour; fold into butter mixture.
• Chill dough, wrapped well in plastic wrap, until firm; about 2 hours or overnight.
• Dough may be made 4 days ahead and kept chilled.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Divide dough in half; place remainder back in refrigerator.
• Lightly flour work surface, and quickly roll out to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Cut out cookies with floured cutters; reroll any cut any scraps.
• Repeat process with second batch of dough.
• (If using maple leaf cutters, mark cookies decoratively with back of knife.).
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes until golden.
• While cookies are cooling, combine ingredients for glaze.
• When cookies have completely cooled, dip into glaze, and allow to dry on wire racks.
• Cookies keep in airtight containers 1 week.

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 CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl cream butter with an electric mixer. Then add brown sugar and mix until combined. Add syrup,egg and mix thoroughly.
• Wet your fingertips with warm water when forming balls to avoid sticky fingers
• In a small mixing bowl combine flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and baking soda.Then add flour mixture to batter.
• Blend thoroughly and chill for 30 minutes. Roll dough into one inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 9 to 11 minutes. Remove and place on cooling rack. Cool slightly then frost.
• To make frosting combine butter,vanilla in a small mixing bowl. Add sugar, milk and mix until creamy.