Best Fabulous Cashew Scotchies With Brown Butter Icing Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH CASHEW SCOTCHIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place cake mix, brown sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla in large bowl of electric mixer. Beat on low speed 1 minute. Stop machine; scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Beat 1 minute more. Stir in half the cashews and butterscotch chips.
• Transfer batter to ungreased 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 3/4 inch glass baking dish. Spread batter evenly to all sides using rubber scraper. Sprinkle remaining cashew pieces and butterscotch chips over batter.
• Bake until golden brown and wooden pick in center comes out clean, about 30 to 32 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• Cut cake into 24 bars. Remove bars from pan with metal spatula.

QUICK CASHEW COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir in cashews and white chocolate chunks. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets; place on wire racks.
• While cookies are baking, in 1-quart saucepan, cook butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining icing ingredients until smooth.
• On top of warm cookies, immediately spoon about 1 teaspoon icing (if icing becomes too thick, reheat over low heat).

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.

CASHEW COOKIES WITH BURNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* and grease the cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg, beating well.
• Stir in the sour cream and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Fold in the cashew pieces.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
• For Frosting:.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook until it turns a light brown color, being careful not to burn it.
• Remove from heat and stir in the heavy cream.
• Gradually beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Spread onto cooled cookies.

FABULOUS CASHEW SCOTCHIES WITH BROWN BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Add flour mixture, brown sugar, cashews, 1 teaspoon vanilla and eggs; mix well. Spread batter in greased pan.
• Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and bars begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
• Melt 2/3 cup butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook 13 to 15 minutes or until butter is light golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Immediately spread icing over cooled bars. Cut into bars.