Recipes | Flatbush Gardener

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted (“sweet”) butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup (213 grams) dark brown sugar
• 1 cup (312g) DARK maple syrup
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract (I really like vanilla. Original recipe calls for 1 teaspoon)
• Optional: 1/8 teaspoon real maple flavor, either to make up for lack of dark maple syrup, or to boost the flavor
• Optional: ¼ teaspoon ginger
• Optional: 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• Optional: ½ teaspoon salt (I nearly always omit this from my baking. These cookies don’t need it.)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups (480g) pastry flour, or pastry blend flour, sifted to remove lumps.
• Optional: maple sugar or white granulated sugar, for decoration