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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 72 |
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These tasty cookies are perfect for a Canada Day celebration—and the rest of the year as well, says Lynda Harnish of Pembroke, Ontario. I make big batches at Christmas time for my family, she relates. We can't get enough of them. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
3 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons cream of tartar |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
dash salt |
frosting: |
4 cups confectioners' sugar |
2 tablespoons butter, softened |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup maple syrup |
maple leaf cookie cutter (2-3/4 inches) |
red paste or liquid food coloring |
pastry or heavy-duty resealable plastic bag |
#3 round pastry tip, optional |
Directions:
1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Roll out on a floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned (do not overbake). Remove to wire racks to cool. For frosting, beat confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add syrup; beat until smooth. If leaf veins are desired, set aside 1/2 cup; add food coloring to remaining frosting. Spread red frosting on cookies. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round tip into bag. Fill bag with reserved frosting; pipe veins on leaves. Yield: about 6 dozen.
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