Maple Pecan Cookies

• 1/4 C Ghee melted (or Coconut oil)
• 1/4 C Pure maple syrup
• 1/4 C Pure maple sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 Large egg
• 2 C Blanched almond flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt
• 3/4 C Chopped pecans

Maple Glaze

• 1/2 C Powdered maple sugar*
• 2 tsp Milk
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ghee or coconut oil with maple syrup, maple sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, baking soda, and salt.  Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture until a sticky dough forms, then stir in the pecans. 
3. Chill the dough for 10-20 minutes in the refrigerator. 
4. Scoop the dough using a 1.5 tbs scoop onto the baking sheet. Making sure they are about 2" apart. Gently press down the tops of each mound. This helps them to not spread too much.  
5. Bake in preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a baking sheet for 10 minutes.  Place on a cooling rack that has parchment paper underneath (I like to use the parchment paper I just baked the cookies on to prevent waste) and finish cooling.

Maple Glaze

1. While the cookies are cooling, make the glaze. Mix the powdered maple sugar, almond milk (or regular milk), and vanilla to get a drizzly consistency. If the mixture is too thick for your liking, add more almond milk (or regular milk) a drop at a time mixing after each drop until you like the consistency.
2. Drizzle glaze over the top of the cooled cookies as you would like.  I like a lot of glaze, so I sometimes make a double batch of the glaze. Let the glaze set for 20 minutes and enjoy!  Left over cookies are best stored loosely covered at room temperature.  They can be stored up to a week. You can freeze them to keep them longer. 

*To make powdered maple sugar from maple sugar, simply blend your maple sugar in a small blender like a NutriBullet, high speed blender or a food processor until you have a powdery consistency.  Measure after blending to make sure you are adding the right amount.