Frosted cashew cookies
36 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | cup | Packed brown sugar |
| 1 | each | Egg |
| ⅓ | cup | Sour cream |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1¾ | cup | Cashews -- salted halves |
| Brown Butter Frosting: | ||
| ½ | cup | Butter -- no substitutes |
| 3 | tablespoons | Light cream |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | cups | Confectioner's sugar |
| Additional cashew halves, -- | ||
| Optional | ||
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla; Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix wll. Fold in the cashews. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
Bake at 375 deg. for 8-10 min. or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. For the frosting. lightly brown butter in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat; add cream and banilla. Beat in confectioner"s sugar until smooth and thick. Frost cookies. Top each with a cashew half if desired. Yield: about 3 dozen.
Recipe By : Country Woman