Chewy Maple Cinnamon Cookies with White Chocolate Recipe
Delight in these Chewy Maple Cinnamon Cookies enhanced with a luscious white chocolate dip and festive holly berry sprinkles. These cookies offer a perfect balance of warm maple syrup sweetness and cozy cinnamon spice, finished with a smooth white chocolate coating that adds an elegant and delicious touch. Ideal for holiday gatherings or any time you crave a cozy, sweet treat.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: About 18 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 batch Chewy Maple Cinnamon Cookie Dough (ingredients typically include all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract)
For Decoration
- White chocolate melting wafers, quantity as needed for dipping and drizzling
- Holly berry sprinkles, quantity as desired
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: Combine all ingredients for the chewy maple cinnamon cookie dough as per the recipe and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes to allow it to firm up for easier handling and enhanced texture.
- Portion the Dough: Use a food scale or cookie scoop to divide the chilled dough into 1.5-ounce balls to ensure uniform cookie size and even baking.
- Preheat Oven and Bake: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the dough balls on light-colored baking sheets spaced evenly apart and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until edges are lightly golden and centers remain chewy.
- Cool Cookies: Transfer baked cookies to wire racks and allow them to cool completely before decorating to prevent melting the white chocolate coating.
- Melt White Chocolate: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white chocolate wafers by heating in 30-second intervals, stirring thoroughly between intervals until smooth and fully melted.
- Dip Cookies: Dip half of each cooled cookie into the melted white chocolate, then place them on parchment paper to set, allowing the coating to firm up slightly.
- Decorate: Drizzle additional melted white chocolate over the dipped portion of each cookie and sprinkle with holly berry decorations while the chocolate is still soft to ensure they stick.
- Set Chocolate: Let the cookies rest at room temperature until the white chocolate has hardened, approximately 30 minutes, before serving or storing.
Notes
- Using light-colored baking sheets helps prevent over-browning the cookie bottoms for even baking.
- Ensure cookies are completely cool before dipping in chocolate to avoid melting and uneven coating.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of ground nutmeg or ginger to the cinnamon in the dough.
- Replace white chocolate wafers with high-quality white chocolate chips if preferred.
Keywords: maple cinnamon cookies, chewy cookies, white chocolate cookies, holiday cookies, festive cookies
