Jan's Cashew Nut Cookies
Yield
24 servingsPrep
15 minCook
10 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| Cookies | |||
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
light, packed |
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
sour cream
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cashew nuts
chopped |
*
|
| Icing | |||
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
milk
|
|
| 1 | x |
food coloring
red or green |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cashew nuts
whole, for garnish |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| Cookies | |||
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
light, packed |
*
|
| 79 | ml |
sour cream
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 414 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
cashew nuts
chopped |
*
|
| Icing | |||
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 45 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 59 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 1 | x |
food coloring
red or green |
*
|
| 1 | x |
cashew nuts
whole, for garnish |
*
|
Directions
NOTE: Interesting cookies can also be made substituting walnuts or pecans for the cashews in both the cookie and icing ingredients.
Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).
Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
In large mixing bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add sour cream, egg, and vanilla.
Mix until well combined.
Stir flour, soda, and salt together.
Add to creamed mixture and mix until well combined.
Fold in chopped cashews.
Drop dough by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 375℉ (190℃).
Mix together all icing ingredients, except whole cashews.
After cookies have cooled, spread icing over tops.
Garnish each with a cashew.
