maple bourbon glazed white chocolate chip cookies
A chewy maple brown sugar cookie scented with warming cinnamon, speckled with white chocolate, and drizzled with an addicting bourbon maple glaze for an over-the-top midweek treat.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
maple bourbon glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1-2 tbsp bourbon, or to taste
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- milk or water, to thin, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment.
- In a small saucepot, melt 10 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat until browned, about 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a heatproof bowl or jar and set in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Beat together the remaining butter, the browned butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup until fluffy. Whip in the egg until incorporated, then the vanilla. Add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Do not overmix. Do not collect $200.
- Roll 1 tablespoon-sized balls of dough into a ball and set onto the baking sheets about 3 inches apart. Bake the cookies for 8 minutes, then remove from the oven and firmly tap against the counter to flatten the centers. Return to the oven for 2-4 minutes longer until the edges are just set. Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When the cookies are cooled, make the glaze. Whisk together all the ingredients, adding 1-2 tablespoons of milk or water as needed if the glaze is too thick. You do not want it to be too runny, but to slowly drip off the whisk when it's lifted from the bowl.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cookies. Eat straightaway, or store in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature, a week in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer.