Maple Buttercream Sandwich Cookies

Makes 30 cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 and ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 and ½ cups, plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Maple Buttercream Frosting (recipe included)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder and set aside.

3. In a separate bowl combine butter and 1 and ½ cups sugar. Add in the eggs and mix. Then, add in the flour mixture and mix until it is fully incorporated. Although I do all this by hand, you can certainly use a mixer on medium speed.

4. In a small bowl, stir together the last 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.

5. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and place on greased cookie sheets, leaving two inches between each cookie. Sprinkle the top of each cookie with a bit of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

6. Bake for 10 minutes (cookies will start to crack, but not brown when done).

7. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then move them onto a wire rack to cool completely. While they are cooling, making your Maple Buttercream Frosting.

8. Once the cookies are completely cooled, pick up each cookie and spread a little Maple Buttercream Frosting on the bottom (flat side) of it. Affix a second cookie to the frosting. Voila!

Maple Buttercream FrostingThe perfect frosting for frosty fall weather! Use this to make your Maple Buttercream Cookies, or get creative with other fall recipes!

makes enough to frost 30 Maple Buttercream Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1/8 cup plus one tablespoon milk
• 2 and ½ cups confectioner’s sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon real maple syrup

Preparation:

1. Place softened butter in bowl and add confectioner’s sugar.

2. Mix well, and then add the milk, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix until smooth.

Recipe Source: http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/maple-buttercream-cookie-recipe.htm