MAPLE LEAF COOKIES

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Enjoy a new take on a sandwich cookie with these Maple Leaf Cookies! Sprinkled with a bit of sugar, you'll enjoy delicious maple cream between two maple leaf-shaped cookies. These Maple Leaf Cookies are perfect for any time of year, but especially autumn.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 2h57m

Yield 34 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. maple syrup, divided
3 cups flour
2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. maple extract
1-3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. coarse sugar

Steps:

Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg yolk. Add 1/2 cup syrup; mix well. Gradually add flour, mixing well after each addition.
Divide dough in half. Shape each half into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap individually in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours.
Roll out each dough disc on lightly floured parchment sheet to 1/8-inch thickness. Transfer parchment to baking sheet; freeze 15 min. or until dough is firm.
Heat oven to 350°F. Use 2-1/2-inch maple leaf-shaped cookie cutter to cut dough into 68 cutouts, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place cutouts, 1 inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Mix cream cheese, maple extract and 1 Tbsp. of the remaining maple syrup in medium bowl until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well after each addition.
Brush remaining maple syrup evenly onto tops of 34 cookies; sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Spread cream cheese mixture onto bottom sides of remaining cookies, adding about 1 tsp. cream cheese mixture to each cookie. Cover with sugar-topped cookies, top sides up, to make sandwiches; press together gently to secure.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 45 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g