These Maple Pecan Cookies with brown butter the best bakery style cookies. With toasted pecans, brown butter, and sweet maple syrup all the fall flavors are covered!
Place the butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, the butter will begin to foam. Keep stirring until the butter begins to turn a light amber color. The foam will subside and you will have little brown specks (milk solids) at the bottom of the pan. Cool for 30 minutes.
Place the pecans in a dry skillet. Toast the pecans over medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes until they are fragrant and turn a deep brown color. Be careful not to burn them. Allow to cool.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine the butter, sugar and maple syrup mix until well combined.
Add the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
Fold the flour, baking powder, baking soda and chopped pecans into the wet ingredients. Mix just until combined.
Divide the dough into 8 cookies and place onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes. Allow to cool on then pan, then transfer to a wire rack.
Combine maple syrup and powdered sugar. Whisk until smooth. Use a spoon to glaze each cookie.