Maple-Glazed Gingerbread Cookies

These maple-glazed gingerbread cookies are the best holiday cookie EVER! Soft, chewy, and topped with the most delicious maple glaze.

By @thefunnymomma

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 0.75 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 0.33 cup molasses
• 2.25 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 0.75 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 0 cinnamon sugar
• 1 tbsp melted butter
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1.5 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp milk
• 0 salt

Instructions

1. Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in the egg and molasses until well combined.
3. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Don’t overmix!
4. Roll the dough into balls and coat them in cinnamon sugar.
5. Refrigerate the dough balls for 10 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
7. Bake the cookies at 350°F for 9–11 minutes.
8. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
9. Mix the melted butter, pure maple syrup, powdered sugar, milk, and a pinch of salt together until smooth to make the glaze.
10. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies and enjoy!