Maple-nut Cookies With Maple Icing

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup pecan halves
• 1 cup butter, softened or 1 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. in an 8-inch square pan, bake pecans 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. spread nuts on cutting board; cool 5 minutes. finely chop.
• 2 in large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. beat in 1/2 teaspoon maple flavor and the egg until well blended. stir in flour and chopped toasted pecans.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls. on ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in granulated sugar.
• 4 bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• 5 in small bowl, mix icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cookies.