Pancake Cookie Recipe

These easy drop cookies go together quickly and bake in a flash. Prepare the maple frosting as the cookies bake and you will have a tasty batch of homemade cookies in no time.

Pancake Cookie Recipe
Yield: approximately 24 cookies
Ingredients:
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter, softened
1 large egg
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Combine butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix at medium speed until creamy.

Add egg, milk and maple flavoring. Continue mixing until all ingredients are combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary.

Add remaining ingredients and stir with a large spoon. Stir until the ingredients are well combined.

Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough on an ungreased cookie sheet. Space the cookies about an inch apart. Use a damp fingertip to smooth tops of the cookies.

Bake until the cookies are lightly browned, about eight minutes.

Maple Buttercream Frosting
The maple buttercream frosting yields more than enough to top twenty four cookies, but it stores well. Transfer remaining frosting to a zip top freezer bag and freeze for future use.

Maple Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup powdered sugar
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
Water or milk

Directions:
Combine the powdered sugar, butter and maple flavoring in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer on low speed to blend the ingredients. Mix in one tablespoon of water or milk. The icing should be light and fluffy. If not, continue mixing and add an additional spoonful of water or milk.

Transfer about a third of the maple buttercream frosting to a microwave-safe container. Microwave until the icing softens, about five to ten seconds. Use a butter knife or spatula to top cooled cookies with a layer of maple frosting.

Bacon Pancake Cookies:
Cook three or four slices of thick-cut bacon until crisp. Drain cooked bacon on paper towels. Remove the fat and coarsely crumble the bacon. Frost the cookies with maple buttercream and generously sprinkle with bacon.

Pecan Pancake Cookies:
Frost pancake cookies and top with ¼ cup chopped pecans.

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