Soft Maple Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
Soft Maple Cookies made with real maple syrup and topped with nutty brown butter maple icing. A cozy fall cookie that tastes like pancakes + caramel in the best way.
Pin Share Print Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 165kcal
Cost: $14
Equipment
- 1 Electric mixer (hand or stand)
- 2 Mixing bowls (one for dry, one for wet)
- 1 Cookie Scoop (1.5 tablespoon is perfect)
- 2 Baking sheets (lined)
- 1 Parchment paper (prevents sticking)
- 1 Light-colored saucepan (best for seeing butter browning)
- 1 Whisk (smooth icing)
- 1 Wire rack (for cooling/icing)
Ingredients
Maple Cookies
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour - spooned & leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter - softened (2 sticks)
- ¾ cup brown sugar - packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg - room temp helps
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup - not pancake syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Brown Butter Icing
- ½ cup butter - (1 stick)
- 2 cups powdered sugar - sift if lumpy
- 3 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 2–4 tablespoon milk or cream - adjust consistency
- 1 pinch salt - balances sweetness
Instructions
- Whisk powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk into brown butter until thick but pourable; dip/spread over cooled cookies and let set.
- Beat softened butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until fluffy (2–3 min).
- Mix in egg, maple syrup, and vanilla until combined.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet on low just until no flour streaks remain.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour (prevents spreading).
- Scoop onto lined sheet, bake at 350°F for 10–12 min until edges set and centers look slightly soft. Cool 5 min, then move to rack.
- Melt butter in a light pan, cook until golden with nutty aroma; remove and cool 10 min.
- Whisk powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk into brown butter until thick but pourable; dip/spread over cooled cookies and let set.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 165kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 24g (8%) | Protein: 2g (4%) | Fat: 7g (11%) | Saturated Fat: 4g (25%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg (7%) | Sodium: 85mg (4%) | Potassium: 40mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.5g (2%) | Sugar: 14g (16%) | Vitamin A: 4IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 6mg (33%)