A wonderful complement to coffee or tea, these frosted cookies are holiday favorites.

Cookies
1	Cup	Brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2	Cup	Land O Lakes butter, softened
1/2	Cup	Sour cream
1	Egg
1	Tsp.	Maple flavoring
2	Cups	All-purpose flour
1/2	Tsp.	Baking powder
1/2	Tsp.	Baking soda
1/2	Tsp.	SSalt
1	Cup	Walnuts, chopped

Heat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, sour cream, egg and the maple flavoring. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low; add all remaining ingredients ( except the walnuts)and continue until well mixed. Stir in the chopped walnuts. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Frosting
2	Cups	Powdered sugar
2	Tbsp.	Sour cream
1	Tbsp.	Maple flavoring
1-2	Tbsp.	Milk

In a small mixer bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except the milk. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Spread frosting on cooled cookies.