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Vanilla Chip Maple Cookies

Name: Vanilla Chip Maple Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 7 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 cups packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon maple flavoring; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 cups white baking chips; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; FROSTING:; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon maple flavoring; 4 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk; 3-1/2 cups pecan halves

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min.

Makes

about 7 dozen

Since my husband farms, I try to have simple meals and snacks available, as I never know when he and his father will come in from the fields. These cookies have a distinct maple flavor and stay moist and soft, although they're never in my cookie jar for long! —Debra Hogenson Brewster, Minnesota

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups white baking chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
4 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk
3-1/2 cups pecan halves

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and maple flavoring. Combine the flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in vanilla chips and pecans.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in maple flavoring and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Top each with a pecan half.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 308 calories, 18g fat (5g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 108mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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