Butterscotch Cookies With Burnt Butter Icing
My grandmother ALWAYS had these cookies waiting when we came to visit. One bite and I am back in her kitchen. The icing is great on other things too...brownies, cake, graham crackers... it all tastes great!
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READY IN: 40mins
YIELD: 60 cookies
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
NutritionCookies
- 1⁄2cup butter
- 1 1⁄2cups packed brown sugar
- 2large eggs
- 2 1⁄2cups flour
- 1⁄2teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1cup sour cream
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 2⁄3
Icing
- 4tablespoons butter
- 1
- 1⁄2teaspoon vanilla
- 1 -2tablespoon hot water
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DIRECTIONS
- Cookies.
- Cream butter.
- Add sugar and eggs, cream together.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- Add to sugar mixture with sour cream and vanilla.
- Blend in nuts.
- Chill until firm enough to drop onto cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-15 minutes at 400°.
- When cool, ice with.
- Burnt Butter Icing.
- Melt butter until golden brown.
- Blend in confedtioner's sugar and vanilla.
- Stir in 1-2 T hot water until icing spreads smoothly.
- This amount of icing is enough to frost about 30 cookies.
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