Maple Glazed Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Chef #1352551

"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: 28mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 24-36 cookies
• Serves: 24-36

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.).