Maple Walnut Cutouts
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1 Cup butter 2 sticks
- 8 oz package cream cheese
- 1 ½ Cups Maple sugar
- 1 ½ Cups finely ground Walnuts
- 2 ½ Cups flour
- 1 Teaspoon baking powder
- 1 Egg
- Maple Filling
- 4 Tablespoons butter room temperature
- 1 Cup icing sugar
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine butter and cream cheese. Beat until well combined
- Next, add maple sugar and beat until fluffy. Next, add egg and beat well
- In a separate medium bowl stir together flour, walnuts and baking powder. Add flour mixture to cream cheese mixture and beat until well mixed
- Cover the dough and chill in the refrigerator for around 1 ½ hours or until easy to handle
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the dough to about a ⅛ th inch thickness. Be careful not to roll it out too thin or your cookies may be too fragile or burn.
- Cut your dough with desired cookie cutters and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. I prefer to line with a silpat or parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until done. Be very careful as these cookies cook quickly and can easily burn if you’ve chosen a small cookie cutter. Err on the side of caution and take them out early!
- When finished remove from the oven and put them on cooling racks to cool and frost if desired!
