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Maple Pecan Cookies

Manila Spoon
With the perfect blend of rich buttery goodness, pure maple syrup, and crunchy pecans these Maple Pecan Cookies are totally scrumptious! The delectable maple-infused icing brings these homemade maple pecan cookies over the top. Perfect for holiday or seasonal baking.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill 30 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 22
Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the Cookies

  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon maple extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecan pieces

For the Icing

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Instructions
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter and brown sugar.  Cream until smooth.
  • Add in the egg, vanilla, maple extract, and maple syrup and combine well.
  • Switch your mixer attachment from the whisk to the paddle attachment, if possible.  Mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt - combine until smooth and the mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl.
  • Add in the pecan pieces and mix until combined.  Chill the dough in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Remove the dough from the freezer and scoop out a golf ball-sized mound or use a large cookie scooper for convenience.  Flatten the dough slightly into a disc shape.  You can make between 20-22 cookies.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 12-13 minutes or until edges are set and just slightly browned.  Allow to cool.
  • To make the icing:  In a small sauce pan, combine the butter, salt and maple syrup.  Heat over medium/low until the butter melts and the mixture just begins to bowl.  Remove from the heat and whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.
  • Drizzle the icing over the cookies.

Notes

TIPS
Storage: Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 3 days or frozen for 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 163mgPotassium: 75mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 174IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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