2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Browned Maple Glaze
1-1 / 2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon salt
1 / 2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Brown Maple Glaze:
1 /2 cup margarine or butter
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons maple flavoring
2 to 4 tablespoons hot water
Heat margarine over low heat until golden brown and remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and
maple flavoring. Beat in enough hot water until smooth and of desired consistency.
Mix all ingredients except glaze. (If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate.) Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no
indentation remains when touched, about 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool. Spread with Browned Maple Glaze.