Happy Friday! Happy October!! With the excitement of yesterday’s launch of our HBH x Etsy collab, I figured that today, we would celebrate! And what better way to celebrate than with my new favorite cookies of fall…these pumpkin-shaped, glazed brown sugar maple cookies. These cookies are truly the most delicious. I’ve been excited to share this recipe with you guys all week long! Aren’t these little pumpkins the cutest?! I love a cute pumpkin cookie! Remember my Jack-O-Lantern cookies from a couple of years ago? There’s no pumpkin in the recipe, but they do have a cute little pumpkin shape with a good amount of sweet glaze on top. They are delicious and so much fun! But before I dive into this post, I just wanted to say a quick thank you to you all for your response to yesterday’s launch. I am thrilled that so many of you seem to be loving our collection. It was so much fun to create and my hope is that each piece really does bring some added joy into your lives. I’ll talk more about the launch of the collection in Sunday’s Favorite’s post. But I just had to say a quick thank you here as well, as I know many of you are loyal daily readers!!
But now, onto these cookies!
Originally I was going to share these with you guys on Tuesday, but something about these cookies really felt like more of a Friday post. I think it was the fact that I really LOVE these cookies. When I love a recipe, like really really love a recipe, I tend to save it for Fridays. Fridays just feel celebratory and fun, so naturally, that’s where my favorite recipes should live. Plus, Friday means that we have the entire weekend to bake…so cookies on Friday it is! Just makes sense, you know? I’ve wanted to make a brown sugar maple cookie for the longest time. It all started last year around Thanksgiving. I was actually testing these cookies out but never got the recipe JUST right. So, I hit the pause button once Thanksgiving passed, and I told myself I’d pick the recipe up next year. And here we are, a whole year later! I’m happy to say that I finally perfected my brown sugar maple cookie. And all I can say is that these are really really GOOD. Some of the best cookies to come out of my kitchen. Dramatic, but even my mom agrees, these are DELICIOUS.
The details on these cookies.
These cookies are soft, buttery, and hinted with just the right amount of maple. And they’re simple. I’m talking really simple. In a large bowl or stand mixer, just beat the butter with sugar, add maple syrup, add an egg, add in the dry ingredients, roll, cut, and bake. There is absolutely nothing fancy here. I also stirred in some finely chopped pecans to add in extra fall flavors. Totally optional, BUT truly delicious. Both my mom and I are in agreeance, the pecans are not needed…but they actually kind of are. Whenever I make any kind of cut-out cookie, I always like to roll out the dough, cut the cookies, and then freeze the cut cookies on a baking sheet with parchment paper for a few minutes. This ensures that the cookies hold their shape. That said, these are a soft sugar cookie. They will spread a bit in the oven and won’t have the tightest shape. My hang up on sugar cookies is that they can be bland and hard. I wanted these to be soft and so flavorful. In order to do that I had to give somewhere, so the cookies do spread a bit. But it’s OK, the pumpkin shape is very forgiving. To cut my cookies, I used these pumpkin cookie cutters. But these cookies would also make a great slice and bake cookie as well. I’ll let you decide, both sets of directions are below.
While the cookies cool, make the glaze.
This glaze is everything. It’s what makes these cookies really melt in your mouth. It’s beyond delicious, and easy to make. In a small saucepan, just brown butter, maple syrup, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Simple, yet delicious. I keep my glaze consistency drizzly enough to use my ziplock bag “piping” trick to draw on some cute lines, but the glaze is still thick and creamy. That way you can decorate, but once left to sit, the glaze will stiffen up a bit and makes these great for packaging and gifting!
To give each cookie a little sparkle, I dusted them lightly with cinnamon sugar. Yes, yes, yes…sweet maple cookies (with pecan swirled throughout), nutty browned butter glaze, and cinnamon sugar. All things sweet, all things perfect, and everything you need from a cookie right now. Oh and while the cookies bake? The best smells will be coming from your oven. Smells that will remind you of fall and Thanksgiving. Think scents of butter, maple, and vanilla…like an autumn candle, but better. Make these tonight, make them this weekend, or maybe even for Halloween. And then maybe even again for Thanksgiving. Just make them soon. Trust me, after the first bite you’ll be making batch after batch. These cookies are delectable…as Asher loves to say.
Looking for other fall cookie recipes? Here are a few ideas: Browned Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies Milk Chocolate Stuffed Jack-O’-Lantern Cookies Healthier Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies Cinnamon Spiced Sugar Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting Lastly, if you make these Glazed Brown Sugar Maple Cookies be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
