Maple Cookies with Maple Icing bake up soft, cake‑style sugar cookies flavored with maple extract and buttermilk, then get topped with a simple maple syrup icing that sets into a sweet, glossy glaze. They’re cozy, coffee‑friendly cookies that feel perfect for fall, winter, and holiday cookie trays.
Why You’ll Love These Maple Cookies
You’ll love these cookies if you enjoy soft buttermilk sugar cookies and maple brown sugar cookies, because this recipe borrows that same tender, slightly tangy base and adds a clear maple note plus a sweet maple glaze. The dough uses butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and maple extract, which matches well‑tested maple cookie recipes that are known for staying soft for days.
The maple icing is quick and forgiving—just powdered sugar, real maple syrup, milk, and vanilla—which is very similar to popular maple glaze recipes used on cookies, donuts, and cakes. Once it sets, the cookies are easy to stack, gift, and plate, making them ideal for cookie boxes, holiday platters, and bake sales.