Maple Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening


• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened


• 2 cups packed brown sugar


• 2 large eggs


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring


• 3 cups all-purpose flour


• 2 teaspoons baking soda


• 2 cups vanilla or 2 cups chocolate chips


• 1/2 cup chopped pecans


• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened


• 4 cups powdered sugar


• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring


• 4 -6 tablespoons milk


• 3 1/2 cups pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream shortening, butter and brown sugar.


• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.


• 3 beat in vanilla and maple flavoring.


• 4 combing the flour and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.


• 5 stir in vanilla chips and pecans.


• 6 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.


• 7 bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.


• 8 cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.


• 9 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar.


• 10 beat in maple flavoring and enough milk to achieve a spreadable consistency.


• 11 frost cooled cookies.


• 12 top each with a pecan half.