Maple Walnut Cookies
1¼ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
¾ cup butter or butter-flavoured vegetable shortening
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp maple extract
1 egg
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
¾ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
1½ cups chopped walnuts
30 to 40 walnut halves
Heat oven to 375 F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
Place brown sugar, butter, maple syrup, vanilla and maple extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg; beat well.
Combine flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to butter mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in chopped walnuts.
Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press walnut half into center of each cookie.
Bake one cookie sheet at a time at 375 F. for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. Do not overbake. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Last edited by Aline; May 22nd, 2006 at 08:35 PM.
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