These cookies are kissed with the warmth of maple and brown sugar and a hint of cinnamon. They are big and chewy and oh so good!
Sink your teeth into a nice chewy maple cinnamon cookie. The warm flavors of maple and cinnamon will dance across your taste buds and put on a smile on your face. These cookies are perfect for fall and are great on their own or with a bit of glaze.
I’ll also show you how to turn them into mummies for Halloween. They are versatile, timeless and delicious!
A Little Bit About the Chewy Maple Cinnamon Cookies:
These cookies are chewy and delicious!! They are kissed with that warmth of brown sugar and maple.
There is something about those flavors that taste like a warm hug! While maple syrup is actually more of a late winter early spring product, it still feels like fall to me.
I can’t be the only one, right? Anyway, I tossed in a little bit of cinnamon for good measure and it really all blended together so well.
The dough is really easy to make. Either start with super soft or melted and cooled butter and you can do it all in a bowl with a spatula.
Follow that up with a nice chill in the refrigerator and you will be ready to go in no time. I used my large cookie scoop to make the balls of dough.
Can I tell you a secret? I’ve broken every cookie scoop I’ve ever owned. Usually within the first couple of uses.
Not that OXO one! I’ve had it for at least a couple of years and it’s still ticking… and certainly not for lack of use!
No need to flatten the dough out. It they will do its thing in the oven and come out just perfect!
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They will flatten and puff up while baking. You will want to pull them while they are puffy and the edges are just starting to take on some color.
They will fall a bit as they cool and that is what gives you those slightly crisp edges and the perfectly chewy centers. SO GOOD!!
I was a little worried about throwing dough full of sticky maple syrup on the sheet with no parchment or anything, but they came right off!
The cookies really were great on their own. But you know me, I couldn’t resist the urge to throw some sort of frosting on these bad boys. So I whipped up a quick glaze.
I drizzled some back and forth over half the cookies and added eyes for quick and easy mummies. The rest got a quick schmear of glaze and a few sprinkles for a more all season feel.
I love to bake cookies and certainly don’t do it enough. I always think of monster cookies this time of year as they were a favorite after school snack and cinnamon brown sugar roll-out cookies are a great fall cookie was well.
If you are in the mood for bars instead, try making some maple syrup bars. Or some cinnamon snickerdoodle cookie bars.
Chewy Maple Cinnamon Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1½ cups light brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon maple extract
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Optional glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup unsalted butter, 1½ cups light brown sugar, ⅓ cup maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon maple extract, and 1 large egg until well mixed.
- In a separate bowl stir together the 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon until mixed and free of clumps.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until combined. Refrigerate for at least a half hour.*
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Scoop 3 Tablespoons of dough (I use a large cookie scoop for this) at a time onto non-stick cookie sheets (or regular cookie sheets lined with parchment paper). Alternatively, roll about 3 Tablespoons of dough into a ball about the size of a golf ball and place on cookie sheets. Gently flatten with the palm of your hand or the bottom of a glass. Leave room between the cookies for additional spreading.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden and the centers are puffed up.
- Cool completely on cookie sheet before removing. Repeat with remaining dough.
- If you want to glaze them, just mix together 1 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream to make a thick glaze. Drizzle or spread as desired.1 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream
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They look amazing! I'm sure they taste even better!
They were so delicious! Thank you, Andrea!
Can you use real maple syrup vs the extract?
There is pure maple syrup in the cookies, too. The extract just helps to enhance the flavor a bit. You can leave it out if you want to.
I just love these cookies as the "Mummy Cookies"!! I will definitely be making these this Halloween.
Thank you, Tracy! They are so simple to make and really make them festive for Halloween!
They sound so tasty!
They really are, Megan. Thank you!
These cookies look fantastic!!!
Thank you so much, Jocelyn!
Carlee, couldn't love this recipe more. Not only cause it looks so yummy, love crisp edges with a gooey center, and the brown sugar and maple syrup sounds like a perfect combination. But also love that these are in honor of such an important cause. Kudos to you and OXO!
Thank you so much, Nikki! It was an honor to play such a small part in such an important campaign.
What a great cause Carlee. Cancer is such a terrible disease and it's even worse when a little person get affected. It doesn't seem fair at all. I'm glad your friend son is okay and hope there are no long term side affects either. Thank you for making me aware of Cookies for Kids' Cancer
It is definitely a terrible disease no matter who it is affecting! Thanks so much, Michelle!
What fun cookies. And such a good cause. Childhood cancer is so difficult. It just tears at my heartstrings when I see or hear of such things. Thank you for supporting this cause. And thank you for sharing this wonderful cookie recipe!
It's definitely not a fun thing to think about, but such an important cause anyway! I think I may have to plan a bake sale next year in support of the cause!
I'm so glad your friends' son is OK! Childhood cancer is so terrifying. This is such an important cause to support. Your cookies sound completely wonderful, Carlee! Have a great week!
It is definitely scary and unnecessary if you ask me! If only we could find a way to do without it forever! Thanks, Kelsie!
Hi Carlee, what a clever way to raise funds for childhood cancer! A virtual fundraiser of sorts. Cancer is such a nasty disease at any age, but I can't begin to imagine what it must be like being a parent to a child what has cancer. It makes me sad just thinking about it. I hope your friends little one remains cancer free!
OooOOo I love cinnamon cookies and I know where I can buy maple syrup here too, not sure about the extract though, but I'd just use vanilla. Love your little 'Mummies' you are getting into autumn mode.
xx
The maple extract is definitely not necessary, I just wanted to make sure the maple syrup really came though without adding so much syrup that they'd be a sticky mess! I am definitely starting to think autumn, now if only Mother Nature would start to think it too!
What an amazing cause. We know this awful disease. Unfortunately one child we know lost their battle but another recovered. That's why we need to raise money like this…to continue saving more and more!! LOVE these cookies, you had me at cinnamon and well, cookie!! Happy Monday sweetness!!
It's a shame that such small children have to fight so hard when they should be playing, having fun and just being a kid! Hopefully we will find better treatments soon! xoxo