When I saw these cookies on Pinterest via Dear Crissy I could not resist making them. They just looked too good not to! And they definitely are too good. Beautifully chewy and full of sugary, maple flavour, they are the perfect little treat for the festive season - especially if you have a sweet tooth. I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as I do.

Ingredients

COOKIES
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cream of tartar
Pinch of salt
3 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

ICING
1/4 cup full cream milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 tbs pure maple syrup
2 cups icing sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300F/150C.

2. In a large bowl, beat butter with a mixer on medium for about 30 seconds. Add the next six ingredients (through to salt). Beat on medium for two minutes, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla essence. Beat in flour until combined.

3. Shape dough into balls.* Place them seven to eight centimetres apart on a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 12-16 minutes** or until the edges are lightly brown - the tops will still look slightly soft.

4. Cool on baking paper for two minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack. Centres will dip as cookies cool.

5. Drizzle with icing - stir together 1/4 cup full cream milk with 1/4 cup melted butter and three tablespoons of maple syrup. Whisk in two cups of icing sugar to make icing drizzling consistency.

*The size of the balls will determine how large the cookies come out and subsequently how many cookies you'll get out of one batch of dough. Just make sure that you are consistent with whatever size you decide to go with.
**The length of time in the oven will depend on your oven as well as the size of your cookies. So begin at 12 minutes and keep an eye on them.

Tip: if your cookies don't come out perfectly round or bleed into each other for whatever reason, you can always use a round cookie cutter before they harden to get them circle and photo-worthy.