Cookie Recipes
Maple Syrup Shortbread
Ingredients
Shortbread
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Maple Topping
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
Instructions
Shortbread
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 inch square pan.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour and mix until just blended. Pat into bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake until shortbread is light brown, about 25 minutes.
Maple Topping
- Beat sugar, maple syrup and butter to blend. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Pour over shortbread. Sprinkle with walnuts.
- Bake until topping is set, about 25 minutes. Cool on rack.
- Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.
- Store in an airtight container.