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Frosted Butter Pecan Cookies

Rich butter cookies with maple-candied pecans and chocolate chips, topped with maple frosting. A perfect cookie for sharing and gifting.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup raw pecans.
  • ½ cup maple syrup.
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar.
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature.
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar.
  • 2 eggs, room temperature.
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
  • 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour.
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda.
  • 1 teaspoon salt.
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
  • 2 cups powdered sugar.
  • 2½ tablespoons milk.

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Simmer pecans with maple syrup 5 minutes. Strain, save syrup. Toss nuts with brown sugar and cinnamon, bake 10 minutes.
  3. Cook one stick butter until brown, 3-4 minutes. Mix with remaining butter.
  4. Beat butter mixture with sugar, add eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, salt. Fold in chips and most pecans.
  5. Roll into tablespoon-sized balls, place on sheet. Freeze 5 minutes.
  6. Cook 11-12 minutes. Tap pan to flatten if needed. Let cool on sheet.
  7. Mix powdered sugar, reserved syrup, vanilla, milk for frosting. Dip cookies, top with remaining pecans.

Notes

Store in airtight container up to 4 days.
Freezing dough prevents spreading.
Cookies continue cooking on hot pan.

  • Author: Chef Stella

Nutrition

  • Calories: 280
  • Fat: 15 g
  • Carbohydrates: 35 g
  • Protein: 3 g