Maple Walnut Spice Cookies

Many flavors evoke the sense of the arrival of fall, but Maple is the flavor that most does it for me. At this time of year, I long to visit a region where maple is abundant... where maple farmers are tapping maple trees for sap in order to make fresh maple syrup. Instead, I must settle for my mail order maple sugar, Trader's Joe's highest grade maple syrup and the occasional home-baked maple