Maple Sugar Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in syrup and vanilla. Combine the remaining ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and granulated sugar and mix until smooth and just beginning to lighten. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl, add the maple syrup and mix to incorporate. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl again, add the egg yolks one at a time and mix until incorporated. Add the vanilla and lemon zest and mix until just combined.
• With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture and mix until just barely combined. Transfer the cookie dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and shape the dough into a disk while continuing to incorporate any flour. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes before rolling.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into 3-inch flower shapes. Gather any scraps of dough together, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 10 minutes before rerolling and cutting shapes one additional time. Gently press a lollipop stick about halfway up each cookie, brush with a bit of milk and use scrap dough to secure the lollipop sticks. Flip the cookies over and place on the prepared baking sheets. Brush the tops with a thin, even coating of milk and sprinkle colored sanding sugar onto each cookie.
• Bake until the edges of the cookies just begin to lightly brown, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together egg replacer with 2 tablespoons rice milk; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together oat and barley flours, salt, and baking powder; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream shortening and sugar until blended. Add egg substitute mixture, vanilla extract, and remaining 1 tablespoon rice milk; mix until incorporated. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if necessary.
• On a work surface, gather dough and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chilled dough on a lightly floured work surface; if dough seems dry, sprinkle with a few drops of water and knead gently to work in. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 3-inch alphabet cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes. Firmly press currants, chocolate chips, or coconut flakes onto cookies, if desired. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; bake for 8 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack to cool; let cool completely on sheet before removing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg, syrup and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir into mixture until well blended. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Cream butter and maple sugar crystals (or sugar) together, add egg and extract and beat together. Add Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper until the dough is 1/4-inch thick. Cut out cookie shapes and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Leave space between the cookies, they will spread. Bake at 350° for approximately 10-12 minutes, edges should be light brown. Let cookies cool slightly and use spatula to remove from cookie sheet.
• Frost and enjoy!

Steps:

• Measure 3 cups of sifted flour and salt into sifter.
• Set aside. (I put the sifter on the flour tin lid, so I won't loose the flour that comes through before I sift into the other ingredients.).
• Beat softened butter and the two sugars until light and creamy. (medium high speed on electric mixer).
• Reduce speed and add egg yolk until well blended.
• Add 1/2 cup maple syrup and mix until blended.
• Remove beaters and now use a wooden spoon.
• Slowly sift flour into bowl mixing with wooden spoon, until just well blended.
• Divide dough into thirds and make each 1/3 into a flat disc.
• Place on sheets of floured wax paper, with well floured hands.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight to thoroughly chill dough.
• Take discs from refrigerator and roll out to 1/8" to 1/4" thickness, and put in freezer to firm for about 15 minutes. (this makes it easier to handle the cut cookies).
• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Line cookie sheets with foil and spray lightly with vegetable cooking spray.
• Cut cookies from chilled dough and bake for 10-15 minutes, depending on thickness of cookie.
• Move cookies to wire rack and brush with maple syrup (this is the other 1/2 cup of syrup) and sprinkle with sanding sugar. (I use red, yellow, and green sanding sugars, although the white is lovely too.).
• Place in tin or serving plate when cool.