Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies

The leaves are almost gone but fear not, for I bring you glad tidings of fallish, mapley joy which shall last you throughout the Christmas cookie season called Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies. Move over acorns and junipers… it is time for the maple leaf sandwich cookie to shine.

Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Maple Leaf Cookies

• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon maple extract
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream together butter and sugar. Add remaining cookie ingredients and mix until it becomes a dough. Roll out cookie dough onto the floured countertop to about 1/4 inch thickness. Dip leaf cookie cutter into flour to prevent sticking and cut out maple leaf cookies. Place cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 13 minutes.

When purchasing a maple leaf cutter, be sure that the leaf is the same on both sides so the cookies will match up when sandwiched together.

Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 pound powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoons maple extract
• Up to 1/8 cup warm water if desired for thinner frosting

Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix on the lowest setting so it doesn’t fly out of the bowl. Turn up speed after the ingredients come together and whip for a couple of minutes.

Place frosting on the back of one maple leaf cookie and then match up and place the back of another maple leaf cookie onto the frosting to make a sandwich. Frosting can be piped onto cookies or simply spread onto them.

I promise you that these Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies are super easy to make and will impress your friends. Let the leaves fall as they may for these are far sweeter.