Soft Maple Cookies with Maple Glaze - The Recipe Rebel (2025)

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written by Ashley Fehr

5 from 15 votes

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 28 minutes mins

Servings 40 cookies

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These Soft Maple Cookies are perfectly chewy and crispy on the edges, drizzled with an easy maple glaze!

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  • How to make these Glazed Maple Cookies your own:
  • How to store these Maple Cookies:
  • Glazed Maple Cookies Recipe

These Maple Cookies were a spur-of-the-moment addition to my holiday baking line-up, but sometimes I think those are my favorite ones!

Those times I get in the kitchen just to bake, just for fun.

And then out comes these gloriously soft, and sweet and maple-y cookies, right?

Not exactly.

This recipe came about because I had found a recipe in a popular magazine that looked incredible, and I thought they’d be a fun weeknight baking project.

They were a total flop, and ended up flatter than a pancake.

But they were still delicious, so I couldn’t just forget about them. So these soft and chewy Maple Cookies here are round 2, and they are perfect.

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They are a simple vanilla maple cookie, drizzled with a two-ingredient maple glaze that packs in a ton of maple flavor.

Perfect for fall baking or those holiday cookie boxes (or for stashing for yourself in the freezer 😉 )!

How to make these Glazed Maple Cookies your own:

  • Opt for a thicker cookie: add ¼ cup more flour to the dough for a thicker, but still soft and chewy cookie.
  • Add a ½ teaspoon of maple extract to the cookie dough for even more maple flavor — keep in mind that with the glaze I find they have just the right amount of maple! You may want to use a vanilla glaze if you add maple extract
  • Add ¼ cup of toffee bits to the cookie dough before baking for a salty-sweet twist
  • Stir in chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, dried fruit or chopped nuts — just keep it to 1 cup of mix ins.
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How to store these Maple Cookies:

  • You can store these Maple Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.
  • You can also store these cookies in the freezer for up to 3 months, which makes them great for stashing so you have treats around when you want to share (or when you just need a treat! We all have those days 😉 )
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Glazed Maple Cookies

written by Ashley Fehr

5 from 15 votes

These Soft Maple Cookies are perfectly chewy and crispy on the edges, drizzled with an easy maple glaze!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 28 minutes mins

Cuisine American

Course Dessert

Servings 40 cookies

Calories 94cal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

Maple Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth.

  • Add sugar, brown sugar and maple syrup and beat until light and creamy, about 2-3 minutes.

  • Add egg and beat until combined.

  • Add baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla and salt and beat on low speed just until combined.

  • Add flour and beat on low speed until a dough comes together.

  • Roll into 1" balls and place on baking sheets (I like to line mine with parchment paper). Bake for 8-9 minutes, until tops appear dry and puffed and edges may be slightly golden.

  • Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely.

Maple Glaze

  • Whisk together powdered sugar and maple syrup, one tablespoon at a time, just until it reaches a drizzling consistency. You want it thick so that the glaze sets completely and doesn't stay sticky.

  • Drizzle over cooled cookies and serve or store.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 94cal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg

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My name is Ashley Fehr and I love creating easy meals my family loves. I also like to do things my way, which means improvising and breaking the rules when necessary. Here you will find creative twists on old favorites and some of my favorite family recipes, passed down from generations!

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Comments

  1. John says

    Can I use maple sugar in place of the granulated sugar?

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  2. Andrea says

    Delicious, but make sure to chill the batter before putting it onto the pan. my first batch turned into doughy puddles haha!

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    • The Recipe Rebel says

      Hi Andrea! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!

      Reply

      • Darlene says

        Recipe was perfect and so delicious!

      • The Recipe Rebel says

        Hi Darlene! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for this kind review!

  3. Tammy says

    I can’t wait to try your recipe. Is it possible to roll these and cut out into shapes for Christmas?

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    • The Recipe Rebel says

      Hi Tammy! No these are too soft for that. I do have a cut out cookie recipe that you might like: https://www.thereciperebel.com/christmas-sugar-cookies/

      Reply

  4. Elizabeth says

    5 STARS! These maple cookies are delicious. Multi-dimensional. Soft. Crispy. Chewy. Flavorful. Included them in my Christmas cookie boxes for giving. So easy to make. I followed your recipe with the option of adding 1/4 cup of flour for a thicker cookie. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

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    • The Recipe Rebel says

      Hi Elizabeth! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for your review!

      Reply

  5. Joshna says

    If we don’t have cream of tartar, can we use something else? Any substitute?

    Reply

    • Ashley Fehr says

      You can omit it. It just prevents the sugar from crystalizing which gives softer cookies.

      Reply

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Soft Maple Cookies with Maple Glaze - The Recipe Rebel (2025)

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How many calories in a maple cookie? ›

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AmountDaily
Calories 110
Fat 5 g8%
Saturated 1.5 g + Trans 1.5 g15%
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How is maple extract made? ›

Maple extract is a concentrated flavoring derived from maple syrup. It is typically made by steeping high-quality maple syrup in a neutral spirit, such as vodka or grain alcohol, for several weeks to extract the flavor.

What is cookie glaze made of? ›

Directions. Stir confectioners' sugar, water, and corn syrup together in a bowl until smooth. Stir in food coloring if desired.

What is the difference between royal icing and glaze for cookies? ›

The Difference Between Royal Icing and Glaze Icing

The main difference between the two icings is that glaze doesn't contain meringue powder like royal icing does. It consists of powdered sugar, water, corn syrup, and (here's why Cameo's looks so good...) AmeriColor Bright White.

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Can you use maple syrup instead of brown sugar in cookies? ›

For most recipes, maple syrup can easily be used to replace an equal amount of granulated white or brown sugar. To substitute for a cup of sugar, replace it with 1 cup of maple syrup and reduce the quantity of other liquids in the recipe by ¼ cup (60 ml) total. *This method works for most recipes.

Can I substitute maple syrup for sugar in cookies? ›

Maple syrup can be used in the place of sugar for just about any recipe, for it is just a matter of learning the substitution ratio. To replace white sugar with maple syrup in general cooking, it is ideal to use ¾ cup of maple syrup for every one cup of sugar.

Which Girl Scout cookies have the most calories? ›

Both S'mores cookies contain the highest amounts of calories, fat, and added sugar of all of the Girl Scout cookies.

How many calories are in an average homemade cookie? ›

Calories in cookies that you bake at home can be harder to calculate because there is quite a bit of variation in the ingredients used and in the size of each cookie. In general, however, a homemade chocolate chip cookie is likely to provide about 75 calories and 4.5 grams of fat.

Does cookie dough have calories? ›

If a store bought batch of cookie dough says 25 servings, 2 each cookie, 100 calories, that means that the equivalent amount of dough to make 2 cookies has 100 calories, and even when baked the calories do not change.

What is a substitute for maple syrup? ›

There are so many substitutes for maple syrup that can replicate the taste and texture of the real thing; honey, molasses, simple syrup, brown sugar syrup, brown rice syrup, corn syrup, golden syrup, coconut nectar, agave nectar, white sugar, brown sugar, or keto syrup alternatives.

How much maple extract to use? ›

In maple-flavored glazes, frostings, and other desserts, a teaspoon or two of maple extract adds full maple flavor. In recipes, it's often used in tandem with maple syrup, a larger amount of which adds subtler maple flavor, but also adds sugar and liquid.

Can I use real maple syrup instead of extract? ›

Maple Syrup

It is a natural sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, and it has a similar flavor to maple extract, although it is less concentrated. To substitute maple extract with maple syrup, use 1 teaspoon of maple syrup for every 1/2 teaspoon of maple extract called for in the recipe.

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Spiked Maple Sweet: Our unmistakable spicy maple syrup flavoured sauce, seasoned with red pepper and red chilli.

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One of the most popular Crumbl cookie flavors you can get is birthday cake. Of course it tastes just like good old-fashioned vanilla birthday cake. This cookie features cream cheese frosting and sprinkles.

What is Crumbl cookies icing made of? ›

While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting by creaming the butter until nice and smooth. Slowly add the powdered sugar, almond extract and milk until smooth and creamy. Then add 4 drops of the neon pink food coloring if desired.

What was Crumbl cookies first specialty flavor? ›

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At first, Crumbl only served fresh milk chocolate chip cookies for takeout and delivery, but other services slowly began being offered such as curbside pick-up, catering, nationwide shipping and more!

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