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MASCARPONE FROSTING (for cookies)




Source of Recipe


Susan Feliciano


List of Ingredients




1 c sugar
1/3 c heavy cream
1/4 c butter
1/4 c mascarpone cheese, or cream cheese, softened
1 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c chopped toasted almonds, or pecan halves


Recipe



MAKE FROSTING:
Bring sugar, cream, and butter to a full rolling boil and boil for only 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Stir in the mascarpone cheese by spoonfuls until all is melted and combined. Then stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
Keep beating by hand about 5-7 minutes, until it thickens up.
To frost cookies, leave cookies on racks, with waxed paper underneath. Spoon frosting over cookies, about 1 teaspoon for each cookie. It will spread out some and may run down the sides. If it's too runny, let it cool some more before proceeding.
Press about 1/2 teaspoon chopped toasted almonds into the frosting of each cookie. Or alternately, press one pecan half into the frosting on top of cookie. For those who don't eat nuts (and we have one of those), just leave them plain. Drizzle a little more frosting on if you like.