4 Sweets for Santa: Maple Spice Cookies
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Spare the gingerbread men this year and enjoy this savory/sweet cookie instead! [Via]
If you are a fan of gingerbread, is this cookie for you! The spice in these sweet treats taste like a softer version of gingerbread, which make them easier to eat [at least in my book!] As cute as gingerbread men are, I just can’t handle that much of the flavor! And after eating a few thousand gingerbread people and houses, I think Santa will be eager to try a different variety of spiced cookie. The maple icing and crunchy walnut topping give these cookies the right amount of sweetness.
Maple Spice Cookies
What You’ll Need:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pumpkin pie spice
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 large egg
Frosting:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon skim milk
- 2 teaspoons butter, softened
How to Make Them:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix butter and brown sugar together.
- Add syrup and egg, mix well.
- Add flour mixture.
- Spoon batter into round mounds and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely before you ice.
How to Make the Frosting:
- Combine sugar, syrup, butter and milk into a bowl and stir.
- Let cookies cool completely before icing.
Nutritional Information: 98 calories, 3.4 grams of fat, 1.3 grams of protein and 1 gram of fiber.
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