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Maple Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting. These ultra soft bakery style cookies are made with real maple syrup and topped with a swirl of BROWN BUTTER frosting!
Hey y’all. Serene from House of Yumm back with you. And today I’m bringing cookies! These super soft bakery style cookies are made with real maple syrup, light brown sugar, and sour cream. Meaning they are ultra moist and loaded with a sweet subtle maple flavor. To complete these cookies and take them slightly over the top is a nutty, creamy brown butter frosting.
Maple is possibly one of my favorite flavors. And it’s perfect for Fall! Adding the maple syrup to the cookies gives it that sweet syrup taste and adds extra moisture. If you really want to take that maple flavor through the roof, just add about 1/2 a teaspoon of maple extract to the cookie dough and you will be in maple heaven. The extract isn’t required though, and you still get a subtle maple flavor with just the syrup.
These cookies are based on a cookie recipe I came across years ago in an older Betty Crocker cookbook. They are classic, flavorful, and always a huge hit! Not to mention when you slather that brown butter frosting on top!!
Using brown butter in the frosting adds that delightful nutty flavor that you get when you cook the butter in a skillet. If you’ve never made it before it’s so easy! Just add the butter to a saucepan and stir while heating over medium heat. The butter will literally start to brown and you will see brown bits on the bottom of the pan. And it’s done when the smell makes your mouth start to water. No joke.
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Maple Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted room temperature butter
- 1½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 2½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Brown Butter Frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add the ½ cup unsalted room temperature butter , beat until smooth and creamy. Add the 1½ cup light brown sugar and mix until combined and fluffy.
- Add the 2 large eggs one at a time, mixing in between. Add in the ½ cup sour cream, ½ cup maple syrup, and mix until completely combined.
- In a medium size bowl whisk the 2½ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Then slowly pour egg, sour cream, and maple syrup mixture in and mix until combined.
- Using a cookie scoop or spoon, spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cookie dough onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until the cookies are golden on the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the pan for about 3-4 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Brown Butter Frosting
- Add ½ cup unsalted butter to a small sauce pan. Heat over medium heat, butter will melt. Stir while the butter continues to cook. It will foam and bubble while cooking. Continue to stir cooking over medium heat.
- Once the butter starts to form brown bits on the bottom of the pan, and the foam starts to go away, you will notice a nutty smell coming from the butter. Remove from heat and pour the butter and all the browned bits into a medium size bowl. Allow the butter to cool for 5 minutes.
- Once the butter is cooled add in the 4 cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup heavy cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Stir until smooth and creamy. If needed, add more powdered sugar or heavy cream to reach desired consistency.
- Spread the frosting over the top of the cooled cookies. Store the cookies at room temperature in a sealed container. Will keep for 4-5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These were very good! Doubled the recipe and added a some maple syrup extract to cut back a little bit on the maple syrup. Soft, chewy and delicious!
I loved them! My family ate them up in minutes!
That is SO great to hear! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
These were such a huge hit ! And there was more than enough to eat at home and hand out to my coworkers and family (:
hey girl these look so yummy! I would have to have a few!
I am looking for a recipe, which I can cook and give as a Halloween/Trick or Treat treats for the kids. A cookie is something I am planning. I have my recipe also but of course, I wanted to try something new. Thank goodness I am able to find your post and got an idea now. And it looks delicious and healthy at the same time. Thanks for sharing the recipe.