Frosted Maple Pecan White Chip Cookies
Posted by: Jerseygirl Tue 13 Dec 2005 6:28 am

 

Ingredients:
3 cups of all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp maple flavoring
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups (12 oz) white morsels
1/2 cup chopped pecans
 
 

 Instructions:
Combine, flour and baking soda in medium bowl. Beat brown sugar, shortening, butter, eggs, maple flavoring and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and chopped pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in preheated 350F oven for 9 to 12 minutes or until light
golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely. Spread with Maple Frosting, top each cookie with pecan half. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
 

Maple Frosting

Combine 4 cups powdered sugar, 4 to 6 tablespoons milk, 1/4 cup softened butter and 1 teaspoon maple flavoring in medium bowl, stir until smooth.