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Walnut spice cookies drizzeld with a maple glaze and walnuts.

Maple Walnut Spice Cookies

These maple walnut spice cookies are chewy and go perfectly with a cup of coffee. They have molasses and pumpkin pie spice in the dough and a maple glaze drizzled on top.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 236 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Cookies:

  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnut, toasted

For the Maple Glaze:

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 3-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Flake salt

Instructions
 

For the Cookies:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, combine the granulated sugar and butter. Beat on medium speed for two minutes, or until light and fluffy.
    ½ cup granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • Add the eggs, brown sugar and molasses. Beat on medium speed just until combined.
    2 eggs, room temperature, 1 cup brown sugar, packed, 2 tablespoons molasses
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and salt. Stir with a whisk to combine and then add to the bowl of your mixer. Beat on low just until combined.
    2 cups flour, 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Add ¾ cup of the walnuts. Stir to combine.
    1 cup chopped walnut, toasted
  • Using a large cookie scoop, portion out dough, leaving about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the prepared oven for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies are just starting to brown around the edges.
  • Remove from the oven, cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the Maple Glaze:

  • In a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar, maple syrup, whipping cream and vanilla. Stir with a whisk until fully combined.
    1 ½ cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, 3-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Add more whipping cream by the tablespoonful until desired consistency is reached.
  • Using a spoon, drizzle over the tops of the cookies and top with remaining ¼ cup walnuts. Sprinkle with flake salt, if desired.
    Flake salt

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcalCarbohydrates: 39.8gProtein: 3.8gFat: 7.6gSaturated Fat: 2.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 177mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 27.2gCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
Keyword maple, pumpkin pie spice, walnuts
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