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Maple Snickerdoodle

Maple Snickerdoodles

Author: Madison Reid
Total Time: 1 hour 24 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour
Servings: 24
Step up your snickerdoodle game with maple cream cheese frosting! These cookies are my absolute favorite. Thick, chewy, browned butter snickerdoodle topped with decadent maple frosting. Almost too good to share.

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup browned butter, cooled
  • 4 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • cinnamon & sugar mix (ratio is personal preference)

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 ounce cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup real maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp maple extract
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
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Instructions

Cookies

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees **Note: Convection setting is great for cookies**
  • Place butter in medium sauce pan over medium heat. Melt, then allow to boil until the butter stops making popping sounds. Immediately take off the heat and pour into a bowl. Allow to cool completely (1 hour)
  • Add cream cheese, butter & sugars to a standing mixer. Stir until combined, then whip on high for 1-2 minutes until lighter in color.
  • Add eggs & vanilla, stir until just combined. Be sure to not over mix.
  • In a separate bowl, stir together salt, cinnamon, tartar, soda & flour
  • Start your standing mixer on low, slowly pour in the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture
  • Stop mixing as soon as dough comes together. Be sure to not over mix
  • Scoop cookie dough with cookie scoop into a bowl of cinnamon & sugar mix. Roll the ball until coated
  • Place dough ball onto a light metal cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
  • Bake for 9 minutes
  • Remove from oven & allow them to cool for 5-10 minute
  • Transfer cookies off of cookie sheet

Frosting

  • Add cream cheese & butter to a standing mixer. Mix until combined
  • Add powder sugar, maple extract & maple syrup. Mix until combined
  • Whip on medium high for 2-4 minutes until light & fluffy

Assemble

  • Once cookies are completely cooled spread on the desired amount of maple cream cheese frosting on top
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal Carbohydrates: 41g Protein: 3g Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 4g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g Monounsaturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0.2g Cholesterol: 33mg Sodium: 134mg Potassium: 45mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 28g Vitamin A: 266IU Vitamin C: 0.01mg Calcium: 20mg Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert