Today is day 7 of 12 Days of Christmas Cookies and we are all about the maple flavor today. Something about maple syrup always makes me think of winter, I have no idea why. I love the balance of maple, brown sugar and pecans, they are the best combination to me. It’s almost like praline flavor in a cookie.
Happy Baking!

Ingredients

Cookie

• ¾ unsalted melted brown butter 
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ real maple syrup
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¾  tsp maple extract
• 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¾ cup pecans

Glaze

• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tbsp water

Directions

1. In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.
2. In a small pot melt butter until lightly browned
3. In a large bowl whisk brown butter, brown sugar and sugar
4. Add maple syrup, egg, vanilla extract and maple extract to butter mixture, whisk until combined
5. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix until just combed.
6. Fold in pecans
7. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour
8. Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie trays with parchment paper
9. Using a small scoop, scoop dough and place about 1 ½” apart on a prepared cookie sheet.
10. Bake for 10 minutes or until done
11. While cookies are cooking make the glaze
12. Whisk powdered sugar, maple syrup and water and drizzle over cookies. You might need to add more water to make the glaze thinner.

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I’m Billie, a recipe creator, food photographer, a girl that just loves to be in the kitchen and a travel lover.

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