Recipe - Salted Maple-Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup pecans (finely chopped plus more for topping (if desired))
• 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 large egg yolk
• ¼ teaspoon pure maple extract
• 1 large egg (lightly beaten)
• sea salt for sprinkling