Cherry Cashew Cookies Food

CHERRY CASHEW COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly mixed.
• In a seperate bowl combine flour and baking soda.
• Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.
• Stir in vanilla milk chips, dried cherries and cashews.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let cool on wire racks; store in a tightly covered container.

FROSTED CASHEW COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar.
• Beat in the egg, sour cream and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Fold in cashews.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfulls onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Frosting:.
• Lightly brown butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
• Remove from the heat.
• Add cream and vanilla.
• Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth and thick.
• Frost cookies.
• Top each with a cashew half if desired.

BROWN SUGAR CASHEW COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Combine brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low. Beat, adding flour, baking powder and baking soda alternately with sour cream, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Stir in cashews by hand.
• Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in heavy 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until butter foams and just starts to turn golden (4 to 6 minutes). (WATCH CLOSELY.) Immediately remove from heat. Pour into medium bowl; cool 5 minutes.
• Add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies. Top with cashew half, if desired.