Maple Scotchies

We call my dad the cookie monster because he loves cookies.  I remember as a little girl whenever my mom was gone and my dad was in charge - we made cookies.  And we ate a lot of cookie dough.  I remember him telling us girls stories of when he was a teenager he would make cookie dough, put it in a plastic bag and keep it in his sock drawer to snack on throughout the next few days!  We have quite a few tried and true family cookie recipes from my dad.  This is one of them that we always made during the holidays.  I love these cookies.  They are so yummy!  They taste best after they have completely cooled.

Maple Scotchies:
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 slightly beaten egg
2 TBS milk
1/2 tsp maple flavoring
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 TBS cocoa powder

Combine flour and sugar.  Cut in butter till mixture resembles fine crumbs.  Reserve 1/4 cup and put aside in small bowl with 2 TBS cocoa powder.  Add soda and salt to remaining flour-sugar mixture; mix well.  Blend in egg, milk and maple flavoring.  Mix to form dough.  Stir in pecans.  Shape dough into balls using rounded teaspoon of dough for each.  Roll in cocoa powder mixture.  Place 3 inches apart on greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes.  Do not over bake!  Let cook on cookie sheet for a minute or two and remove to wire racks to finish cooling.