Maple Drop Cookies
By Austin Purinton | April 10, 2022 | Treats
½ cup butter room temperature
⅓ cup maple sugar
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 & ¾ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
Glaze:
Spoon fulls of maple cream
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Preheat oven to 350°
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder and set aside.
Using a mixer, cream the butter and maple sugar together for 2 minutes, then add maple syrup until mixed well.
Add in applesauce, and vanilla extract and beat for an additional minute. Add in flour mixture and mix to incorporate. You should have a very soft dough.
Using a 1 ½ tablespoon or medium cookie scoop to scoop cookies onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 12 minutes and let cool for 10 minutes
Once cooled, spread maple cream over the cookies.