Step 1

Beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg and maple syrup and beat again.

Step 2

Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Slowly beat this into the butter mixture until a dough comes together.

Step 3

Stir in the finely chopped pecans gently.

Step 4

Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour before scooping into 36 dough balls.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll each dough ball in the raw sugar.

Step 6

Place 12 balls on a baking sheet and press a pecan half on top. Refrigerate the remaining dough balls.

Step 7

Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let the cookies cool for 2-3 minutes on the hot pan.

Step 8

Gently remove the cookies from the pan and place on parchment paper on the counter. Let cool completely before storing in a tightly sealed container.