Sharing the Joys

Aunt Matty's Maple Joys

Featured in The Gus Saunders Yankee Kitchen Cookbook, v. XIII, 1979

Aunt Matty's Maple Joys

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed

2 cups unsifted all purpose flour

3/4 cup rolled oats

1 egg, beaten

2 TB milk

1 tsp. maple flavoring

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. ground ginger

In a large bowl at medium speed, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. At low speed, add flour and mix well. Set aside 1/3 cup of flour mixture. Add oats, egg, milk, maple flavoring, baking soda and salt and mix well. Shape into 1inch balls. Stir ginger into 1/3 cup reserved flour mix and roll balls into the mixture.

Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake in preheated 375 F oven for 10-12 minutes. Makes 6 dozen.

I added a colorful maple glaze for a festive look.

Glaze for Aunt Matty's Maple Joys

For each color, mix together the following:

4 TB confectioner's sugar

1/2 teaspoon of water

1/2 teaspoon maple extract

1 drop of food coloring

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!