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Nutty Maple Cookies Recipe

My husband loves the flavor of maple so these cookies are definitely a keeper. They are always on my cookie plate at Christmas time.—Lillian Anderson, Webster, Wisconsin

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Diabetic Friendly

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Nutty Maple Cookies Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

35 10 45

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
Additional chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in water and flavoring. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts.
Roll into 1-in. balls; flatten to 1/2 in. thickness with a fork. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, cream and flavoring until smooth. Frost cookies. Sprinkle with additional walnuts if desired. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie (calculated without additional nuts) equals 112 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 66 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Nutty Maple Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p82