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Snowflake Maple Cookies that are soft gingerbread cookies.
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Homemade Maple Syrup Gingerbread Cookies

Homemade maple syrup gingerbread cookies are soft maple and ginger holiday cookies without. molasses.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
freezer time 30 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Author Jenn

Ingredients

  • 3 cups (384 g) All Purpose Flour
  • 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ¾ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1 Tbsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 ¾ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Ground Cloves
  • ¾ cup (150 g) Dark Brown Sugar
  • 6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter softened
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup (125 ml) Maple Syrup
  • ¼ cup (125 ml) Honey
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Topping

    Easy Royal Icing Recipe

    • Sparkling Sugar for sprinkling

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C) and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
    • In bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment,  beat softened butter, brown sugar, and egg until well blended.
    • Add maple syrup, honey, and vanilla.
    • Gradually spoon in dry ingredients, continuing on medium high until blended and smooth.
    • Wrap dough plastic and refrigerate for 2 hrs
    • Sprinkle rolling surface and rolling pin with flour.
    • Roll dough out to ¼-inch thickness.
    • Cut out cookies using a 3.5 inch snowflake cookie cutter.
    • Space cookies 1 ½-inches apart on cookie sheet.
    • Bake 8-10 minutes until edges start to brown.
    • Place pan on rack to cool for 10min before removing cookies. 
    • Use homemade or store bought royal cookie icing.
    • Pip a thin trace line around the edges of the snowflake.Then pipe icing to fill in star shape. Take a toothpick and move icing to cover bare spots.
    • Sprinkle wet icing with sparkling sugar.

    Notes

    Pour some milk, scoop some peppermint ice cream, and enjoy!