"Crisp, buttery, maple-flavored shortbread cookies, sandwiched around rich maple syrup cream filling — it simply doesn't get any better for all of you maple lovers out there. This recipe, courtesy of King Arthur Flour employee-owner Melanie Wanders, was the runner-up entry in our 2014 "Crunch Time: The Great King Arthur Flour Cookie Challenge," a fund-raising event for our local medical center...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
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1 1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1 1/4 cup maple sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoon maple flavor
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1 1 cup + 2 tablespoons King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
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1 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 2 tablespoons maple syrup, Grade B preferred
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1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 1/4 teaspoon maple flavor
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1 1 tablespoon milk, optional; if necessary to make a spreadable filling
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1 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
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1 1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1 1/4 cup maple sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoon maple flavor
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1 1 cup + 2 tablespoons King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
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1 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 2 tablespoons maple syrup, Grade B preferred
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1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 1/4 teaspoon maple flavor
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1 1 tablespoon milk, optional; if necessary to make a spreadable filling