Maple Walnut Cookies

Directions

Dough

• 1

  Cream together until lightly fluffy:
  Unsalted butter
  Maple sugar

• 2

  Beat in:
  Maple syrup
  Egg yolk
  Vanilla extract

• 3

  Whisk together and add:
  All purpose flour
  Salt

• 4

  Stir in:
  Walnuts

• 5

  Stir just until all ingredients are well blended; do not over mix. Chill dough thoroughly at least an hour, before rolling. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  Roll dough out on a lightly floured counter to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with your favorite Ann Clark cookie cutter, then transfer cookies onto cookie sheets that have been lined with parchment paper or silicone liners.

  Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly colored. Let cookies cool slightly on cookie sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  Frost with Maple Icing (recipe below).

Maple Icing

• 6

  Whisk together until smooth:
  1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
  5 tablespoons maple syrup
  4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  1 tablespoon milk
  Pinch salt

• 7

  Working one at a time spoon a generous tablespoon of icing on each cookie and spread to the edges using a small metal spatula or a butter knife.

  Hold the cookie level and gently shake to smooth out the icing.

  Set on a wire rack until the icing is dry.

• 8 Enjoy!