Maple Truffle Cookies

Soft, chewy maple cookies with a whole chocolate truffle tucked inside, so every cookie breaks open to a molten centre. Smitties Maple Cream Truffles are made for this, but any truffle works.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (115 g) soft butter
• 1/2 cup (100 g) brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) maple syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups (220 g) flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 12 Smitties Maple Cream Truffles
• Icing sugar for dusting

Method

1. Beat the butter, brown sugar and maple syrup until creamy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
2. Mix in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Chill the dough 30 minutes.
3. Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line two trays.
4. Flatten a heaped tablespoon of dough in your palm, set a truffle in the middle and wrap the dough around it. Repeat to make 12.
5. Bake 11 to 12 minutes until golden at the edges. Cool 10 minutes on the tray.
6. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm, while the centres are still soft.