Maple Snail Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/3 cup maple-flavored pancake syrup
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons real semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine sugar and butter in bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add syrup and egg; continue beating until well mixed.
5. Add flour and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
6. Shape dough into 1-inch balls using floured hands.
7. Roll each ball into 10-inch rope.
8. Shape into pinwheel shape leaving one end uncurled to resemble head of snail.
9. Place snails 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
10. Bake 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned.
11. Place chocolate chips into bowl; microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, 60-90 seconds or until melted and smooth.
12. Use point of toothpick dipped in melted chocolate to make eye on each snail.

sugar, butter, maple, egg, allpurpose, salt, semisweet chocolate chips

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/782/maple-snail-cookies (may not work)