Maple Snowflake Cookies
by Pam Mazzola and Jennifer Knight, Chef and Pastry Chef, Prospect

Ingredients:
Cookies:
10 1/4 oz butter at room temperature
1/3 cup maple sugar
3 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
Glaze:
1/2 cup confectionary sugar, sifted
2 tbsp and 2 tsp maple syrup

Directions:
1. Cream the butter and maple sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Blend in the maple syrup. Then, add all-purpose flour and mix until combined.
3. Wrap the ball of dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
4. Roll out cookies into 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out with snowflake cookie cutter.
5. Bake 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
6. When cookies have cooled, use maple syrup glaze to decorate. To make the glaze, whisk the sugar and maple syrup together until smooth.

Portrait: Photographed by Anna-Alexia Basile; Cookies: Courtesy of Prospect