The truth about these sugar cookies with maple icing is that the cookies are just an excuse to eat the icing. You may find yourself sampling the icing with a spoon before icing the cookies just to be sure that it passes the test. In my experience, this tasting may lead to you having to make a second batch of the icing!
Ingredients
2 3/4cupsflour
1tsp.baking soda
1/2tsp.baking powder
1cupsoftened butter
1 1/2cupswhite sugar
1egg
1tsp.vanilla
Instructions
Mix flour, baking soda and baking powder together in a medium sized bowl. In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Make round balls of dough using about a teaspoon of the dough.
Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 8-10 minutes until the edges begin to brown slightly. Allow the sugar cookies to cool before icing.
For the icing, put some icing sugar in a bowl. Start with about one cup. Pour a bit of real maple syrup into the icing sugar and begin to stir. When it becomes icing consistency, spread it onto the cookies. You can adjust the consistency by adding more icing sugar or more maple syrup as needed.
Recipe Notes
Note that it is important to use real maple syrup for this recipe.