Maple Brown Butter Sugar Cookies
Soft and chewy maple brown butter sugar cookies are perfect for fall baking! Drizzled with maple glaze, these easy cookies are the perfect seasonal treat. Recipe yields 20 cookies.
I hope your coffee is prepped because you’ll want a steaming mug to pair with these maple brown butter sugar cookies, just the thing to savor midafternoon.
While I adore the flavor of maple syrup, I often find maple desserts a bit too sweet – nutty brown butter is a nice counterpoint to dark amber maple syrup and keeps the sweetness in check.
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Maple Brown Butter Sugar Cookies
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 42 minutes
- Yield: 20 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Soft and chewy maple brown butter sugar cookies are perfect for fall baking! Drizzled with maple glaze, these easy cookies are the perfect seasonal treat.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp maple extract
- 1/4 cup dark amber maple syrup
Glaze
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 2 Tbsp dark amber maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1/4 tsp maple extract
Instructions
- Cook butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it foams, turns clear, and then turns a deep brown, about 6 minutes. Pour browned butter into a glass measuring cup and chill in the freezer until solidified, about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat solidified brown butter and sugars in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until creamy; beat in egg and egg yolk. Add maple extract and maple syrup, beating until well combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (if cookie dough has chilled overnight, let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before baking). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Form 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and place two inches apart on prepared baking sheets; flatten mounds slightly.
- Bake for 11 to 12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through, until lightly golden and edges are set. Cool for 3 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the glaze, whisk together melted butter, maple syrup, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk in powdered sugar, milk, and maple extract until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cookies; let set before serving.
Keywords: Maple, Maple Syrup, Brown Butter, Sugar Cookies
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I made these cookies exactly as written, and sprinkled some ginger sugar on the top after I glazed them. AMAZING!! Don’t skip browning the butter- makes a huge difference. My guests ate every single one, raving about them the entire time. I have to make another batch so I get more! Thanks for the recipe- a real keeper!
★★★★★
Thanks so much, Cindy! We love these cookies too – so glad you tried this recipe! 🙂
These are wonderful! I love that you use dark maple syrup as the flavor is so much richer. I use the dark #3 almost exclusively. I don’t eat much wheat so I used light spelt flour instead of the A/P and they were perfect! Thank you!
Thanks Caterina, so glad you liked them! 🙂
These look absolutely wonderful, Laura! I would love a couple with my tea right now!!
Maple is often overshadowed by pumpkin this time of year; these cookies are a lovely way to celebrate the reticent syrup. Of course, I’m always up for anything brown buttered, too!!
Okay these look and sound simply divine! A must try!
So autumnal Laura, and yes can just imagine they would pair perfectly with hot coffee. Soft and chewy cookies are the best! <3
I know exactly what you mean by maple syrup being to sweet. I can’t really have maple lollies as they’re a bit one dimensional but adding browned butter is a great idea! 😀
I completely agree. Maple syrup in desserts can sometimes become overpowering but I love how you’ve countered that with the browned butter! Browned butter is my absolute go – to; I love it so much, the flavors get instantly enhanced and I can’t wait to try to maple syrup + browned butter combo! These cookies are just phenomenal!
Love the maple on these. It always pairs so well with brown butter!
Maple is perfect for the season—and your drizzled cookies look phenomenal!
Maple = deliciousness. x
Laura you have captured the essence of fall in these scrumptious cookies! Brown butter is the best baking ingredient ever!
Oh my. These look so good! I love maple, but it is way to sweet for my taste. When I have pancakes, I always sprinkle salt on top, or else it’s way too sweet, even if I have peanut butter on them too! This recipe sounds perfect!