Witches' Broomsticks
Ingredients
- Cookies:
- 1/2 C. Land O Lakes butter
- 1/2 C. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 C. real maple syrup or imitation pancake syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 3/4 C. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 C. finely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Glaze:
- 1 C. powdered sugar
- 2 Tbs. real maple syrup or imitation pancake syrup
- 1 tsp. Land O Lakes butter, melted
- 2-3 tsp. milk
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter and brown sugar in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add maple syrup, egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining cookie ingredients. Beat until well mixed.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls, flouring hands, if necessary. Shape half of balls into 4-inch logs.
To assemble brooms, place 1 log with 1 ball on top, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten ball slightly and shape into a broom. Make 5 to 6 cuts into each broom with sharp knife to resemble strips of straw. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set. Place cooling racks over waxed paper. Cool cookies 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
Combine all drizzle ingredients in small bowl, adding enough milk for desired glazing consistency; mix until smooth. Drizzle over broom handles.
