Maple Butter Cookies Recipe

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Maple Butter Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup grade b maple syrup (or grade a maple syrup flavored with 3 drops maple extract, or to taste)
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4-1/3 cup maple syrup

Directions:

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

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 178.37 Kcal (747 kJ)
Calories from fat 57.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.42g 10%
Cholesterol 22.47mg 7%
Sodium 81.59mg 3%
Potassium 24.45mg 1%
Total Carbs 28.97g 10%
Sugars 19.2g 77%
Dietary Fiber 0.38g 2%
Protein 1.54g 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 7.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 415.67 Kcal (1740 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.96g 10%
Cholesterol 52.36mg 7%
Sodium 190.14mg 3%
Potassium 56.97mg 1%
Total Carbs 67.51g 10%
Sugars 44.75g 77%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 2%
Protein 3.59g 3%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 18.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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