Black Walnut Sandwich Cookies

• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup chopped black walnuts or walnuts
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half or Fat Free Half & Half

1. Combine 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg and vanilla in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed.
2. Add all remaining cookie ingredients except walnuts.
3. Beat at low speed until mixed.
4. Stir in walnuts.
5. Divide dough in half; shape each half into 10-inch log.
6. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.
7. Heat oven to 375F.
8. Cut each log into 1/4-inch slices with sharp knife; place slices onto ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
10. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
11. Cool completely.
12. Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and maple flavoring in bowl.
13. Beat at low speed, adding enough half & half for desired frosting consistency, until well mixed.
14. Increase speed to medium; beat until light and fluffy.
15. Spread heaping teaspoonful of maple buttercream onto bottom of 1 cookie.
16. Top with another cookie, bottom-side down.
17. Repeat with remaining cookies and frosting.

butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, black walnuts, powdered sugar, butter, maple

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3099/black-walnut-sandwich-cookies (may not work)