Glazed Maple Walnut Cookies

A front view of a glazed maple walnut cookie.

5 from 1 vote

Use a good quality maple syrup. You can tell by just tasting it on your finger. Some are so pale in taste they will not add much flavor to your cookie recipe.

Prep Time5

Total Bake Time30

Chil30

Total Time1 5

Course: Cookies, Fall, Nuts

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: cookies

Calories: 152kcal

Ingredients

GLAZED MAPLE WALNUTS INGREDIENTS

1 ¼ cup Walnuts
¼ cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Maple syrup
2 Tablespoon Butter unsalted

COOKIE INGREDIENTS

½ cup (113.5 g) Butter unsalted room temperature
4 ounces (4 ounces) Cream Cheese
½ cup (100 g) Sugar white
½ cup (110 g) Light brown sugar
2 Tablespoon (2 Tablespoon) Pure maple syrup
1 (1) Egg
¼ cup (½) Banana
½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Vanilla Extract
2 ½ cups (312.5 g) All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Baking powder
¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) Kosher Salt
1 ¼ cup (112 g) Maple glazed walnuts chopped

Instructions

MAKING GLAZED MAPLE WALNUTS

Add a piece of parchment paper to a sheet pan so you can spread the glazed walnuts out to cool down. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter (reserve the other tablespoon), sugar, maple syrup, and the walnuts to a non-stick pan. It will make your life easier if you use a non-stick pan.
Turn the heat to a medium setting. You want the sugar to dissolve into the maple syrup and butter. Stir until the syrupy mixture coats the walnuts. If the mixture dries out a little, just add the other tablespoon of butter.
Once the syrup coats all the walnuts, take the pan off the heat and spread the coated walnuts around the parchment paper so the walnuts can cool. Then chop them into bite-size pieces. Make sure you keep all the tiny pieces to be added to the cookie dough. Those small pieces have lots of flavor.

MAKING THE COOKIES

Weigh or measure both sugars into one bowl and set aside. Next, weigh or measure the flour. Then add the cinnamon, salt, and baking powder to the flour. Run a whisk through to blend. Take a banana and mash it with a fork, making sure you have a ¼ cup, set that aside.
Add the butter and cream cheese to a mixer bowl and blend on medium speed blend for 2 to 3 minutes. If the butter or cream cheese is still really cold, it will take the full 3 minutes. Next, add both sugars and mix for another 3 minutes on medium speed. I stop and scrape down the sides and across the bottom before adding the vanilla extract, mashed banana, maple syrup, and egg. Mix until everything is incorporated.
Turn the mixer to low and gradually add the flour mixture about a third at a time. Next, I turn off the mixer and scrape the sides and across the bottom before adding the chopped glazed maple walnuts. Finally, turn on the mixer for about 5 to 10 seconds to blend the nuts through the cookie dough. Cover lightly and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C or 180°C), and line 2 cookie sheet pans with parchment paper. Using a medium-size cookie scooper, scoop 12 mounds onto a cookie pan. Bake for 11-13 minutes. After pulling them from the oven, move them to a cooling rack.

Notes

This recipe makes about 2-¼ dozen.

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