Maple Bells
Instructions:
One of the perennial symbols of Christmas—and a darned good cookie, too.
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
½ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease a baking sheet.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and maple syrup. Beat in cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
- At low speed, beat in flour until dough forms.
- Shape dough into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- On a floured surface, roll out dough to ?” thickness; using bell-shaped cookie cutters, cut-out cookies. Place cookies in batches on prepared baking sheet.
- All large pieces should be baked together and all small pieces should be baked together, so that each batch will cook evenly.
- Bake cookies until golden brown, approximately 10 minutes.