Title: Bourbon and Maple Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 Bars
Batter:
1 c Unbleached all-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 c Unsalted butter; softened
1 c Light brown sugar; packed
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Maple syrup
2 tb Bourbon
1 c Pecans or walnuts; chopped
Glaze:
1 c Confectioners' sugar
2 tb Maple sugar
2 tb Bourbon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 13x9" baking pan.
To make the Batter:
Sift together the flour and baking powder; set aside. In a large
bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until
light. Gradually beat in the eggs and vanilla until blended.
Combine the maple syrup and bourbon; add in a slow, steady stream,
beating gently until blended.
Stir in the flour mixture until blended. Add the pecans or walnuts;
stir to blend.
Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes, or
until the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.
Cool on a wire rack, and glaze the bars while still warm.
To make the Glaze:
Sift the confectioners' sugar into a small bowl. In a separate
bowl, stir together the maple syrup and bourbon. Add the liquids to
the confectioners' sugar, stirring until smooth. Drizzle the glaze
over the warm bar cookies, spreading it into a thin, even layer.
Cool thoroughly before cutting into bars
Bar Cookies A to Z by Marie Simmons
features the photography of Susan Marie Anderson
published by Chapters Publishing, Ltd, Shelburne, VT, 05482
