Frosted Cashew Drops

These cookies are real crowd-pleasers with a delicate flavor and a browned butter frosting. I ALWAYS get requests for the recipe when I share them with friends or bring them to church potlucks. The cashews make them different and the spices and sour cream give them a lovely flavor and consistancy. You'll want this one for your cookbook!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened (I prefer butter)
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄3 cup sour cream
• 1  cup  chopped cashew nuts (lightly salted or unsalted)
•  frosting
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 2  cups  sifted powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. In mixing bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar.
2. Add egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; beat well.
3. Thoroughly stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
4. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with sour cream.
5. Stir in cashews.
6. Drop from teaspoon 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake at 400 degrees until lightly browned; 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
9. In small saucepan heat and stir 3 tablespoons butter until browned.
10. Slowly beat in powdered sugar, milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
11. Spread frosting over tops of cooled cookies.