Lincoln Logs

This is one of my dad's favorite cookies that I make for Christmas every year. They are not an overpowering maple but you can definitely tell they are maple. For the Maple Frosting, see the other recipe I have listed called, you guessed it, Maple Frosting.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  maple flavoring
• 2  cups flour
•  maple  frosting

Directions

1. Beat butter in a large mixing bowl for 30 seconds.
2. Add brown sugar and salt; beat until combined.
3. Beat in egg and maple.
4. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer.
5. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
6. Cover dough and chill about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
7. Divide dough into eight portions.
8. Roll each portion on a lightly floured surface into a rope 1/2 inch in diameter.
9. Cut ropes into logs about 3 inches long.
10. Place logs on ungreased cookie sheets.
11. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until done.
12. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.
13. Frost tops with maple frosting: pull tines of fork through frosting so it resembles bark.