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    Frosted Cashews Cookies


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    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup butter or margarine
    1 cup packed brown sugar
    1 egg
    1/3 cup sour cream
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    3/4 teaspoon baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon baking soda
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    1 3/4 cups salted cashew halves

    BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING:
    1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
    3 tablespoons light cream
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    2 cups confectioners' sugar
    Additional cashew halves, optional

    Recipe



    In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla, mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in the cashews. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375'F for 8-10 minutes 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 vanilla. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth and thick. Frost cookies. Top each with a cashew half if desired.

    Yield: about 3 dozen.

 

 

 


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