Maple & Pecan Cookies

I will warn you now, you won't be able to stop eating these.  I usually have this problem, but I knew it was serious business because when I brought them to work everyone else seemed to have the same issue.  These are delicious, soft, and addicting... but all worth it!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  In a large bowl cream together butter and brown sugar.

I found pecan syrup and used that, but you can use regular maple syrup as well.

Add the egg, syrup, and vanilla.  Mix until well blended.  

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda.  Stir in the butter mixture until well blended.  

Try not to eat all this dough until you cook it! 

Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar.  Place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly.  Place a piece of pecan on each cookie.  Bake for 8 minutes and let cool on a wire rack.

If you'd like to make the cookies a little bigger, you can roll into bigger balls. I liked the size of mine, it took about 3 small bites to eat each one!  You will love these just as much as I did and they're very simple to make.  Enjoy!

Maple & Pecan Cookies

Adapted from I Adore Food

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 large egg

1 cup maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups flour

1/3 cup white sugar

30 pecan halves

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  

In a large bowl cream together butter and brown sugar.

Add the egg, syrup, and vanilla.  

Mix until well blended.  

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda.  

Stir in the butter mixture until well blended.  

Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar.  

Place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly.  

Place a piece of pecan on each cookie. 

Bake for 8 minutes and let cool on a wire rack.