Short Stack Cookies

By Dianewaldron

These taste exactly like pancakes that are slathered with maple syrup and butter.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups melted butter (3 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large beaten eggs, any brand (just whip them with a fork)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup***
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups flour (not sifted)
• 1/2 cup white sugar for coating the dough balls
• To measure maple syrup, first spray the inside of measuring cup with Pam so that the syrup won't stick to sides of cup.

Preparation

Step 1

Melt the butter and mix in the sugar. Let it cool and add the beaten eggs. Add maple syrup, soda, salt, and vanilla. Mix it all up. Then add the flour and mix thoroughly.
Chill the dough for at least 1 hour (overnight is fine too).
Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls with your hands. Roll the balls in white sugar and place them on greased cookie sheets, 12 to a standard sheet. Flatten them with a spatula.
Put oven rack in the middle position. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until nicely bronwed. Cool on the cookie sheets for no more than 1 minute, then remove teh cookies to the rack to finish cooling. (If you leave them on the cookie sheets for too long, they'll stick.)