Maple Sugar Cookies













1 cup butter flavoured shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in syrup and vanilla.  Combine the remaining ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.  Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/8 inch thickness.  Cut with a floured 1/2 inch cookie cutter.  Place 1/2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove to wire rack to cool.

Tips/Tricks/Notes

These cookies have just the right flavouring of maple!  Ideally you would want to use a maple leaf shaped cookie cutter for these cookies.  As you can see by the above picture, I did not have one when I did this recipe so I just rolled the dough into balls and placed the balls on a cookie sheet.

The picture seen above is an actual picture I took of my completed cookies, it is not taken from the internet or played with in anyway.