Maple Spice Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until combined, about 2 minutes. Add the maple syrup, vanilla and egg. Beat on medium speed until homogenous, about 1 minute more.
• Whisk together the flour, apple pie spice, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Pour half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined. Repeat with the remaining dry ingredients until a loose, wet dough comes together. Allow the dough to rest for about 10 minutes in the refrigerator; it will thicken slightly as the flour becomes hydrated.
• Using a 3-tablespoon size scoop, make large mounds of dough on the prepared baking sheets, leaving at least 3 inches of space between each cookie. Place an apple ring on top of each mound and press gently down to secure. Generously sprinkle each apple slice with sanding sugar.
• Bake the cookies until deeply golden brown, about 15 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through the baking time. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a baking sheet.
• Cream the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
• Beat in the maple syrup and eggs, one at a time.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
• Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture, a little at a time, and mix until well blended. The dough will be sticky.
• Sprinkle granulated sugar onto a sheet of wax paper.
• Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and dip the tops into the sugar.
• Place the balls 2-inches apart on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 13 minutes, or until light golden brown and the center is set; do not overbake.
• Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.