Fall Leaf Maple Sugar Cookies
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It’s officially fall and time to break out all of the cozy recipes that are perfect for this time of the year. I wanted to make a sweet treat to celebrate the arrival of the fall season so I came up with these delicious leaf-shaped maple sugar cookies. They are soft and covered with maple icing. YUM!
Below is a list of supplies that I used to make these maple leaf cookies.
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Cookie Cutters (not the exact ones I used but very close)
- Maple Extract
- Wilton Gel Food Coloring
- Wilton Meringue Powder
- Wilton Icing Tip Set
- Wilton Icing Bags
Maple Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp maple extract
Icing
- 4 cups confectioner sugar
- 3 tbsp meringue powder
- 7 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp maple extract
- food coloring
Instructions
Cookies
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Mix together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside
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In a separate bowl beat together butter and sugar until smooth and cream and then add in the egg and maple extract
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Slowly add in the dry ingredients until dough is formed. If the dough is too soft and sticky you can add more flour to achieve the consistency needed .
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Roll the dough out onto parchment paper (approximately 1/4 inch thick), place on a baking sheet and refrigerate for one hour
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Preheat the oven to 350º
Once the dough is properly chilled, use a cookie cutter to cut your preferred shapes. Re-roll the leftover dough and continue cutting shapes until all dough is used up.
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Place cookie shapes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned
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Allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating.
Icing
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Using a hand or stand mixer beat all ingredients together until icing consistency is reached. Use a spoon to test the consistency. Royal icing should drizzle down and smooth out. If the consistency is too thick add more water and if it's too thin add more confectioner sugar.
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If you are using multiple colors to decorate your cookies, divide your icing into separate bowls and use food coloring to achieve the desired icing color.
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Put your icing into piping bags fitted with the desired tip and have fun decorating .
Recipe Notes
I used Wilton gel food coloring to color my icing and disposable piping bags with. size 3 round tip to decorate them. I outlined each cookie and then flooded the inside with icing.
