Crunchy Maple Cookies Recipes

MAPLE SUGAR COOKIES

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.

MAPLE-OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, stir together oats, flour, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on high until pale and fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and 1/4 cup water, scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, beat in oat mixture in 2 additions until just combined.
• Drop dough in rounded teaspoons, 2 inches apart, onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, about 11 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool on sheets until set, about 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and let cool completely. (Store cookies in an airtight container, up to 1 week.)

CRUNCHY MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Blend in egg, syrup and vanilla.
• Add flour, salt and baking powder, sifted together and beat well.
• Shape into 1-inch balls and coat with white sugar.
• Bake for 10 minutes in 350 degrees oven.

JIM BAILEY

Steps:

• 1 Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. 2 Blend the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry knife, two forks, or your finger tips until it resembles large crumbs. 3 Combine maple syrup, apple jelly and lemon juice in a separate bowl. 4 Add to flour mixture and stir it with a sturdy spoon, or a paddle attachment on a mixer, until to comes together as a cookie dough. 5 Roll a tablespoon measure of dough between your palms. Place the dough ball in a bowl of sugar and roll until completely covered. 6 Place on prepared pan and flatten to 1/4-inch in thickness with the bottom of a glass. Leave at least an inch between cookies.