Description
These chewy maple walnut cookies with crispy golden edges are perfect for the fall season and sharing at Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
Cookies
- Flour: 2 cups
- Baking Soda: 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Butter, softened: 1/2 cup
- Brown Sugar: 1/2 cup
- Granulated Sugar: 1 cup
- Egg: 1
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Maple Syrup: 1/3 cup
- Walnuts, roughly chopped: 1 cup
Maple Icing
- Butter, melted: 2 teaspoons
- Maple Syrup: 4 tablespoons
- Powdered/Confectioners Sugar: 1 cup
Instructions
Cookies
- Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set it aside.
- Dry Mixture: In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix with a whisk or spoon thoroughly.
- Wet Mixture: In a separate bowl, combine the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix with an electric hand mixer until combined, and then add the egg, vanilla, and maple syrup and mix until smooth.
- Combine: Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix on low until smooth. Set this aside.
- Roast: Spread out the walnuts on the baking sheet and roast them for 3-5 minutes uncovered. Let the roasted walnuts rest for 5 minutes before folding them into the cookie batter with a rubber spatula.
- Chill: Transfer the cookie dough to a freezer for 10 minutes.
- Bake: Form 1 tablespoon-sized dough balls and place them 1.5 inches apart on baking sheets prepared with parchment paper. Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes, until the edges are golden and the center has flattened. Bang the pan on the counter once after removing it from the oven. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely before icing.
Maple Icing
- Icing: Make a maple glaze by mixing the maple glaze ingredients together. Transfer the mixture to a piping or small ziplock bag and cut a small hole in one of the corners before icing the cooled cookies. Alternatively, you can drizzle the glaze on with a spoon.
Notes
Roasting the walnuts isn’t necessary, but it gives the cookies a delicious toasted nut flavor that enhances the flavor and will remind you of fall!
Before you start rolling the cooking dough into balls, you’ll want to freeze the dough for 10 minutes. It won’t fully freeze; it will just help the dough firm up, so it's easy to make the cookie dough balls.
Ensure the cookies are spread out on the baking sheets by at least 1.5 inches to ensure they have enough room to spread and bake without spreading into the other cookies.
Before icing the cookies, let the cookies completely cool otherwise, the icing may get runny. You should also let the icing cool before storing the cookies away otherwise, the icing may get ruined.
Nutrition facts are for informational purposes only. We are not responsible for any errors. We have tested the recipe for accuracy, but your results may vary. Please note that this is not medical or nutrition advice. Seek advice from a licensed professional if you need advice. We are not liable for any damages caused by your use of this content.
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- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: dessert, cookies
- Method: bake, roast
- Cuisine: american