Soft Maple Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

Ingredients (Cookies)
• 113g butter, softened
• 100g light brown sugar
• 50g white sugar
• 1 egg
• 80ml pure maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ tsp maple extract (optional)
• 280g flour
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt

Ingredients (Brown Butter Icing)
• 57g butter
• 180g powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1–2 tbsp milk

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Method (Quick & Simple)
1. Cream butter + both sugars.
2. Mix in egg, maple syrup, vanilla, maple extract.
3. Add dry: flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt. Mix just until combined.
4. Chill dough 1 hour.
5. Bake at 175°C / 350°F for 10–12 min. Cool fully.

Icing
6. Brown butter in a pan until golden + nutty.
7. Whisk browned butter + powdered sugar + maple syrup + milk (adjust thickness).
8. Dip or spread over cooled cookies. Let set.