Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies
with Browned Butter Frosting

Ingredients

Cookies

• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract heavy cream

Browned Butter Frosting

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 to 5 teaspoons cream

Instructions

Cookies

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Cream 1 cup butter. Gradually add brown sugar, creaming well. Add egg yolk and blend. Add flour, stirring until the mixture forms a dough. Chill slightly for easier handling.
3. Roll dough into small balls, about the size of a marble. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten to 1/8 inch thickness with the palm of the hand or the bottom of a glass that has been floured. Press with fork in one direction to make a design if you wish.
4. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes until cookies just begin to brown very lightly.
5. Remove from sheet while warm. Cool completely.
6. Place flat sides of two cookies together with frosting, sandwich-style.

Browned Butter Frosting

1. Brown butter slightly in saucepan. Remove from heat and blend in confectioners' sugar. Gradually add vanilla extract and cream until it becomes a spreading consistency.