Chewy Maple Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup Grade B maple syrup

Directions

1. Whisk the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until the mixture looks pale and airy, about 4 minutes.
2. Mix in the vanilla and egg until everything is fully blended. Pour in the maple syrup and beat again until combined.
3. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in 2 additions, stirring each time only until it disappears into the dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
4. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
5. Scoop the dough by the tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies 3 inches apart. Bake until the edges turn golden, about 10 minutes. Cool the cookies on the sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.