Maple Cream Cookies

Photo: dizznbonn

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
  

Preparation

1) Cream together the shortening, vanilla, maple flavoring, brown sugar and eggs. In a separate bowl, stir flour and soda together; add to creamed mixture, alternately with sour cream. Drop onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 350* until brown; do not underbake.

Icing:

1) 6 Tbsp. butter, 1 tsp. maple flavoring, 1/2 cup evaporated milk, Confectioners' sugar

2) Melt butter and cool to room temperature; stir in maple flavoring and milk. Stir in confectioners' until icing is thick enough. Frost cooled cookies with a thick layer of icing.

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