Cashew Cookies With Burned Butter Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups chopped cashews
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350* and grease the cookie sheets.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add the egg, beating well.
• 4 stir in the sour cream and vanilla.
• 5 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 6 gradually stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• 7 fold in the cashew pieces.
• 8 drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
• 9 bake for 12-15 minutes.
• 10 cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 for frosting:.
• 12 melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 13 cook until it turns a light brown color, being careful not to burn it.
• 14 remove from heat and stir in the heavy cream.
• 15 gradually beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• 16 spread onto cooled cookies.