Frosted Cashew Drops

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

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

Recipe

• 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.