cinnamon spice cookies
Delicious, spicy and crisp. These are an absolute must in a cookie swap. Top with Maple Icing for a special treat.
yield
serving(s)
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For cinnamon spice cookies
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1 cbutter, softened (2 sticks)
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2/3 cbrown sugar, firmly packed (i use dark)
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1/3 cgranulated sugar
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1 lgegg yolk
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2 call-purpose flour
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 1/4 tspground cinnamon
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1 1/2 tspcinnamon extract (mccormick)
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1 cpecans, finely chopped
- MAPLE ICING
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3/4 cbutter, softened
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4 cpowdered sugar
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1 1/2 Tbspevaporated milk
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2 tspmaple extract
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1/2 tspcinnamon
How To Make cinnamon spice cookies
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1Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream butter and sugars. Add the egg yolk and blend well.
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2Sift flour, salt and cinnamon together. Add to creamed mixture and blend well. Stir in extract and nuts.
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3Drop the dough by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 2" between cookies. Flatten each one slightly. Press a fork, dipped in flour, in a crisscross pattern on top of each cookie.
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4Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks for cooling. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
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5In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, powdered sugar and evaporated milk until smooth and creamy. Add extracts and cinnamon. Mix well. Spread a small amount over the top of each cookie.
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