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Maple Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
:
1
cup butter, softened
3/4
cup sugar
3/4
cup packed brown sugar
2
large eggs, room temperature
1
teaspoon maple flavoring
2-1/2
cups all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon baking soda
1
teaspoon salt
2
cups white baking chips
1
cup chopped pecans
MAPLE
GLAZE:
1/3
cup butter, cubed
1-3/4
cups confectioners' sugar
1/3
cup maple syrup
1/4
teaspoon maple flavoring
Preheat
oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs and maple flavoring. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and
salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in baking chips and pecans.
Drop
dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake
10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire
racks to cool completely.
For
glaze, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat. Gradually
beat in confectioners’ sugar, syrup and maple flavoring until smooth.
Drizzle
over cookies; let dry completely. Store between pieces of waxed paper in
airtight containers.
Nutrition
Facts :
1
cookie: 139 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 101mg
sodium, 18g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.