Best Maple Toffee Shortbread Cookies Recipes

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MAPLE TOFFEE BARS



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The maple flavoring in these soft shortbread bars gives a buttery toffee taste without a lot of work. These have been a family favorite for three generations.

Provided by SFRYMAN

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 10

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon maple extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Beat butter and vegetable shortening with brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and maple extract until smooth; stir in flour and salt. Lightly press the dough into a 10x15-inch baking dish.
  • Bake until the crust is set and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
  • Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove crust from oven and spread melted chocolate in a layer on top. Sprinkle with walnuts. Cut bars while still warm; let chocolate set, about 1 hour, before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.7 g, Cholesterol 14.3 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 66.4 mg, Sugar 13.3 g

MAPLE SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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When moving and trying to use up leftover items in the refrigerator, I came up with this recipe. Tasty!

Provided by NSTARK

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Shortbread Cookie Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup butter
½ cup maple syrup
2 cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Beat the butter and maple syrup together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Stir the flour and salt together in a separate bowl; gradually mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Form the mixture into walnut-sized balls; flatten gently and arrange onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122.9 calories, Carbohydrate 12.4 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 79.5 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

GLAZED MAPLE SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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Whenever I visit friends in Lutsen, Minnesota, I make sure to buy maple syrup there because I think it's even better than in Quebec. These delicious cookies can be decorated with sprinkles but they're just fine as is.-Lorraine Caland, Shuniah, Ontario

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
GLAZE:
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup maple syrup

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and cornstarch until blended. Beat in flavoring. Gradually beat in flour., Shape dough into a disk; cover. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 45 minutes., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-3/4-in. leaf-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until edges are light brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and maple syrup until smooth. Spread over cookies. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188 calories, Fat 10g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 82mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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