Maple Walnut Cookies # 2

3/4 c Butter flavor crisco

1 1/4 c Light brown sugar; firm pack

1 Egg

1/3 c Milk

1 1/2 ts Vanilla

1/2 ts Maple flavoring

3 c Quick cook oats

1 c Flour

1/2 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Salt

1/4 ts Cinnamon

1 c Walnuts; coarsely chopped

Frosting: 1 cn Vanilla cake frosting

Maple flavoring to taste 30 Walnut halves

Heat oven to 375~. Grease baking sheets with butter-flavor Crisco. Combine Crisco, light brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and maple flavoring in a large bowl. Beat at medium spped of electric mixer until well blended. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in nuts. Drop by rounded tbls of dough 2" apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to kitchen counter. Frost top with frosting mixture and garnish with a walnut half. FROSTING: Mix vanilla frosting with maple flavoring to your desired taste. -----