Homemade Maple Syrup Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 dissolve baking soda in the milk in a small bowl, and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix the egg, shortening, syrup, flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla in that order until fluffy and combined.
• 4 the dough will be very thick, and sticky. add the soda mixture and mix well until fully blended.
• 5 drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 6 bake until the cookies are set, and are honey brown about 10-12 minutes.
• 7 let the cookies cool for a couple minutes, then remove from baking sheet.
• 8 the cookies will remain soft when stored in an airtight container.