Maple Walnut Cookies

Name: Maple Walnut Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 cup walnuts; 1¾ cups all-purpose flour; ½ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp salt; 8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened); ¾ cup packed light brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tbsp pure maple syrup; ¼ cup pure maple syrup (for maple icing); 2 tbsp unsalted butter (for maple icing); 1¼ to 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar (for maple icing)

Maple walnut cookies with maple glaze, a perfect winter treat.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

walnuts 1 cup

all-purpose flour 1¾ cups

baking soda ½ tsp

salt ¼ tsp

unsalted butter (softened) 8 tbsp (1 stick)

packed light brown sugar ¾ cup

large egg 1

pure maple syrup 1 tbsp

pure maple syrup (for maple icing) ¼ cup

unsalted butter (for maple icing) 2 tbsp

confectioners’ sugar (for maple icing) 1¼ to 1½ cups

Instructions

Preheat

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 1 or 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Toast the walnuts

Spread the walnuts in a single layer on a small baking sheet. Toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes, or just until you start to smell them. Transfer the nuts to a cutting board and, when cool enough to handle, chop coarsely.

Mix the dry ingredients

Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.

Cream the butter and sugar

Using an electric mixer, beat the butter in a large bowl until creamy. Add the brown sugar and beat until fully combined. Beat in the egg, then the maple syrup. With the beaters on low speed, mix in the flour mixture just until incorporated. Mix in the walnuts.

Bake the cookies

Drop the dough by slightly rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared sheet(s), arranging them about 2 inches apart. Flatten the mounds with your fingers to about a ½-inch thickness. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden and mostly firm to the touch. If using 2 cookie sheets, rotate them from top to bottom and front to back about halfway through baking. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool completely.