COTTAGE GROVE MAPLE SUGAR COOKIES

“After a weekend of working on and painting our beautiful new ‘Cottage in the Grove,’ it seems appropriate to celebrate with a Cottage Grove, Minnesota, themed cookie.  Taking inspiration from Cottage Grove’s logo, this cookie contains a delicious hint of maple (very appropriate for a ‘grove’), as well as a crisp sugar cookie texture.  So sit back and enjoy a Cottage Grove Maple Sugar Cookie, wherever you live.  I know I’ll be enjoying mine in the Paulsen Family Cottage in Cottage Grove.”

1 cup Butter Flavored Shortening

1¼ cups Sugar

2 Eggs

¼ cup Maple Syrup

3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

3 cups Flour

¾ teaspoon Baking Powder

½ teaspoon Baking Soda

½ teaspoon Salt

5 drops Green Food Coloring

5 drops Blue Food Coloring

Green Sprinkles

Blue Sprinkles

 

Cream the shortening and sugar.

Mix in the eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.

Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Separate the dough in half.  Add the green food coloring to half and the blue food coloring to the other half.

Wrap each half separately in plastic wrap.

Refrigerate for four hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll the green dough out to 1/8^th inch thick.

Use a capital “C” cookie cutter to make a green “C.”

Sprinkle green sugar on the “C” cutout.  Set aside.

Roll the blue dough out to 1/8^th inch thick.

Use a capital “G” cookie cutter to make a blue “G.”

Sprinkle blue sugar on the “G” cutout.

Place the “G” cutout onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Place the “C” cutout to the left and barely overlapping the left edge of the “G.”

During baking the “C” and “G” will become a single cookie.

Bake for 9 minutes or until golden brown.

Cookies are best enjoyed in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, the new home of the Paulsen family.

 

Makes about 36 cookies.

Revised Source:  “Maple Sugar Cookies” recipe on www.tasteofhome.com.