Maple Cream Cookies

Photo: flickr user 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

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:6 Tbsp. butter1 tsp. maple flavoring1/2 cup evaporated milkConfectioners' sugar

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.