Autumn Leaf Maple Cookies
Autumn is the perfect time to enjoy delicious, warm cookies! These Autumn Leaf Maple Cookies are the perfect fall recipe. They are soft and chewy, with a delicious maple flavor. They are sure to be a hit at your next fall gathering. It pairs well with coffee, tea, milk, and soup. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Easy-to-find ingredients:
- 4 oz. butter softened, or use vegan butter
- ½ cup brown sugar or alternatively, use raw or organic sugar
- 1 large egg if vegan, substitute 1 tbsp of flax seed and stir into 3 tbsp of water
- 5 tbsp maple syrup
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour to make it vegan, use certified gluten-free flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- ⅛ tsp red gel food coloring
- ⅛ tsp orange gel food coloring
Instructions
Soft and Chewy Autumn Sugar Cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter using a hand mixer until light and airy.
- Add the brown sugar, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until everything is incorporated.
- Then, generously sprinkle with flour and baking powder and season with salt. Mix well until the dough forms a light and airy dough.
- Cut the dough into three batches and place the two doughs into separate bowls, and the other one, wrap it in plastic wrap.
- For the red food coloring, mix it into the dough that is in a bowl, and for the orange, mix it into the second bowl of dough.
- Place the two colored doughs with plastic wrap and place them, including the uncolored dough, in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- On a floured surface, combine the three doughs and knead them until fluffy.
- Cut the dough into an autumn leaf shape with a leaf cookie cutter and repeat with the remaining dough on a baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 7–10 minutes and allow them to cool completely.
- Serve with coffee, milk, soup, or tea.
Notes
Autumn Leaf Maple Cookies Notes!
Ingredients Note
- For the flour, you can use any flour and baking powder in this recipe, but I suggest using certified gluten-free flour to make these gluten-free cookies.
- If you are a vegan and love to bake, feel free to use the ingredients I listed. Please note that they are optional.
- For more flavor, add more maple syrup, if desired.
- Use different sizes of leaf cookie cutters to make more sugar cookies.
- The dough should be chilled before baking, as it will become firm and easy to cut.
- For more fall flavorings, add ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg.