Frosted Maple Walnut Cookies

Submitted by The MysticWood

"Love these! If you like maple you will love these. Perfect for those rainy, cool days of fall. Wonderful for Thanksgiving and Christmas."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen
• Serves: 27

ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 teaspoons maple flavoring
• 3 eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped walnuts
• frosting
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 2 tablespoons soft butter
• 2 teaspoons maple flavoring

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Cookies:

3. Cream butter and sugar. Add maple flavor and eggs.
4. Add dry ingredients and mix.
5. Stir in walnuts.
6. Place tablespoon sized cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet, bake for about 10 minutes.
7. Cool.
8. Mix frosting ingredients, spread on cooled cookies.
9. Note: If you make the frosting after all the cookies are baked and cooling. It times out just about right.