When is your holiday baking day?

Make sure to add these delectable Maple Spiced Sugar Cookies.

Yields: 25 cookies

Ingredients

1 ½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

1 ¼ C light brown sugar

1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

4 ¼ C flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp cardamom

½ tsp allspice

½ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp kosher salt

¼ tsp ground black pepper

1 3in round cookie cutter

Chai Sugar topping

¼ C melted butter

½ C sugar

1 tbsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp cardamom

½ tsp allspice

½ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp kosher salt

¼ tsp ground black pepper

1 bbq brush

Maple Icing

1 C powdered sugar

2 tsp pure maple extract

2-5 tbsp milk

1 disposable piping bag

Directions Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat

Using a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper

Using another large bowl and hand mixer, beat together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy Beat in the eggs, one at a time until combined

Beat in the vanilla until combined

Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined and a dough has formed

Sprinkle some flour onto a cutting board and roll the dough out into ¼ in thick

Use the cookie cutter and cut out circles

Place 12-14 circles onto a cookie tray and bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are lightly brown

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing and placing onto a wire rack

Once all cookies have baked, allow to cool completely on the wire rack

Using a small bowl, whisk together the chai sugar topping ingredients until combined

Melt the butter in a small bowl

Using the bbq brush, dip it into the melted butter and lightly brush the butter onto the cookies

Sprinkle the chai spiced sugar onto the cookies

Using a large bowl, whisk together the maple icing ingredients

If the icing is lumpy whisk in 1-2 more tsp of milk

Scoop the icing into the piping bag

Cut the tip off the piping bag and drizzle lines over the cookies

Allow the icing to set before enjoying

With amazing layers of flavors with a perfect crunch with each bite.

Maple Spiced Sugar Cookies are perfect for dunking in milk and enjoying while decorating the tree.