Maple Glazed Sugar Cookies

I've been perfecting this recipe for awhile now and i think i finally got it! These cookies are light and fluffy and topped with sweet maple and walnuts. one of my favorites.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Serves: 24-36
• Yields: 24-36 cookies

Ingredients

• For sugar cookies

• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1  cup sour cream
• 3  eggs
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 3  cups flour

• For icing glaze

• 3  cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup real maple syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  walnuts

Directions

1. For sugar cookies:.
2. Preheat the oven to 380 to 400, depending on how hot your oven is.
3. Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ones in batches, alternating with sour cream. Drop by Tablespoon fulls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 7-9 minutes. cool completely.
4. For icing glaze:.
5. Mix powdered sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a bowl, if the glaze is too thick add more maple or some milk/water. transfer to a flat shallow dish (like a pie pan). spread glaze on cookies, and quickly top with crushed walnuts.
6. ( Icing takes about an hour to harden, their less messy and taste better when the glaze is cool and hardened.).