Maple Pecan Teacakes

Name: Maple Pecan Teacakes
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only); 1 teaspoon maple flavoring; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter; 2 cups powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons light corn syrup; 2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half or Fat Free Half & Half; Finely chopped pecans, if desired

11 ingredients

16 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only)
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half or Fat Free Half & Half
Finely chopped pecans, if desired

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350F.
2

Combine 1 cup butter and sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
3

Add egg yolk and maple flavoring; continue beating until well mixed.
4

Beat at low speed, gradually adding flour and pecans until mixture forms dough and is no longer crumbly.
5

Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
6

Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7

Bake 9-11 minutes or until cookies puff and start to turn light golden brown.
8

(Cookies may crack.)
9

Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
10

Cool completely.
11

Melt 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat.
12

Continue cooking, stirring constantly and watching closely, 3-5 minutes or until butter just starts to turn golden.
13

Immediately remove from heat.
14

Cool 3 minutes.
15

Add all remaining frosting ingredients; beat with whisk, adding enough half & half for desired consistency.
16

Dip tops of cooled cookies into frosting; sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired.