Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Posted by on Jan 16, 2019 in Blog, Bready or Not, cookies, maple | Comments Off on Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

We made it three weeks into 2019 before we hit a maple recipe. Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies, to be exact.

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

This is a recipe that involved heavy experimentation for me. The base recipe made maple logs, which were then dipped in chocolate. I found the log-making process awkward. I didn’t want milk chocolate paired with maple, either.

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Therefore, I tweaked and twisted things around, and the end result was a cookie that reminds me a lot of Pecan Sandies from the grocery store, just with a necessary oomph of maple.

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Instead of making the cookies into logs, I press them flat and used by bench knife to slice them into squares. A drizzle of maple glaze added just the right touch of sweetness after baking.

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

These are ideal cookies to go along with coffee or tea. They are a little dry and crumbly, but easy to eat in a bite or two.

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Plus, you can omit the pecans if necessary! You’ll get fewer cookies, but the texture and maple goodness are still downright scrummy.

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

 

Bready or Not Original: Glazed Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies

These cookies taste a lot like Pecan Sandies, just with a special oomph of maple. That said, you can actually omit the pecans and they still taste great, you'll just have fewer cookies. With the recipe intact, the end result is about 35 inch-square cookies.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: cookies, maple, shortbread
Author: Beth Cato

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon maple flavor
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1/2 cup pecans finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Glaze:

  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon + milk or half & half
  • 1 teaspoon maple flavor

Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 325-degrees. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and confectioners' sugar. Beat in the vanilla and maple flavor.
  • In another bowl, sift together the flour, oats, pecans bits, and salt. Gradually combine with the wet mixture until it forms a cohesive mix.
  • Clean off a space of counter or tear off a large piece of parchment paper. Dump the cookie dough out and form it a roughly 8x8 square. Use a bench knife or a pizza cutter to slice into squares about an inch in diameter.
  • Transfer cookies to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Add a little space between cookies, but they won't spread much.
  • Bake for 14-17 minutes, until cookies are set and lightly browned. Transfer to a rack to cool.
  • Once all the cookies are baked and at room temperature, set out another piece of parchment paper. Place the cookies there, close together.
  • In a small bowl, mix together glaze ingredients, adding enough milk to create a dribbling consistency. Use a fork to dribble glaze or the back of a spoon to coat each one. Leave out for an hour or so to set, then seal in container at room temperature.
  • OM NOM NOM!