By Jessica May

Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients

48 servings

Cookies

1 cupbutter

softened

¾ cupbrown sugar

packed

1egg yolk

2 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour

Browned Butter Frosting

2 Tbsbutter

1 ¼ cupspowdered sugar

0.5 TspVanilla Extract

4 Tbspheavy whipping cream

Instructions

Cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325F

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar

Bowl

MixerMix

Spatula

butter1 cup

brown sugar¾ cup

Step 3

Add egg yolk; mix well

Wooden Spoon

egg yolk1

Step 4

Stir in flour

Wooden Spoon

all-purpose flour2 ¼ cups

Step 5

Shape dough in 1/2-inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheets

Baking sheet

Step 6

Flatten with fork in crisscross pattern

Fork

Step 7

Bake at 325F for 8-10 minutes

OvenHeat

Step 8

Cool on wire cooling racks

Baking Rack

Browned Butter Frosting

Step 9

In small saucepan, heat butter over low heat until golden brown; cool slightly

Sauce Pan

butter2 Tbs

Step 10

Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.

Wooden Spoon

powdered sugar1 ¼ cups

Vanilla Extract0.5 Tsp

Step 11

Add enough cream to achieve spreading consistency.

heavy whipping cream4 Tbsp

Step 12

Spread Browned Butter Frosting on half the cookies; top with the remaining cookies.

Spatula