Maple-Nut Cookies with Maple Icing

**havent' tried yet

From Pillsbury


3/4 cup pecan halves
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp maple flavoring
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp sugar


Icing:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp maple flavoring


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In square pan, bake pecans 6-8 minutes stirring occassionally until light brown. Spread nuts on cutting board & cool 5 minutes. Finely chop.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar, scraping bowl until fluffy. Add maple flavoring and egg & blend well. Stir in flour and toasted pecans.
3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls on ungreased sheet, 2 inches apart. Flatten with criss cross fork dipped in sugar.
4. Bake 11-14 minutes or until edges are brown. cool 1 minute. Place on rack to cool completely.
5. In small bowl mix icing and drizzle over cookies.
***I saved some chopped toasted pecans to sprinkle on top. It gave the cookie a great finishing touch!