Nutmeg Butter Cookies with Maple Icing

🧂 Ingredients

• 1¼ cups All purpose flour
• ½ cup Butter – soft
• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1 pinch Salt
• 1 large Egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ½ cup Powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablepoons Whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon Maple syrup

Instructions

• 1 In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, nutmeg and salt and set aside.
• 2 In a large bowl beat together the butter, sugar, yolk and vanilla. Add the dry
  ingredients and combine everything together to form a soft, compact dough.
• 3 Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• 4 Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 5 When ready, take the dough out of the fridge and form into golf sized balls.
  Flatten the balls with a fork and place them on the prepared cookie sheet.
• 6 Bake for approximately 13-15 minutes or until lightly golden. Let the cookies
  cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes then transfer them to a cooling rack and
  let them cool completely.
• 7 In a small bowl mix together the powdered sugar, whipping cream and maple syrup
  as needed to reach your desired consistency. If it's too thick add more cream,
  if it's too liquid add more powdered sugar. Enjoy!

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