Maple Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
5/23/2011
Delicious maple and sugar mingled with tangy cream cheese frosting for a wonderful cookie.
Courtesy of Chandice from Gluten-Free Frenzy
© Pamela's Products, Inc.
1/2 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
3/4 cup ground maple sugar crystals or 1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp maple extract
2-3/4 cups Pamela's Baking ; Pancake Mix
Cream butter and maple sugar crystals (or sugar) together, add egg and maple extract and beat together. Add Pamela's Baking ; Pancake Mix. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper until the dough is 1/2-inch thick. Cut out cookie shapes and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Leave space between the cookies, they will spread. Bake at 350° for approximately 12-15 minutes, edges should be light brown. Let cookies cool slightly and use spatula to remove from cookie sheet.
When completely cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting (recipe below). Top with fresh grated nutmeg...Mmm!!!
Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese (1 package), softened
1/4 cup unsalted butter (one stick), softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted.
Mix ingredients and frost over cooled cookies.