Caramel Cream Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 11 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.beat in egg yolks and vanilla --
• 2 combine dry ingredients in a seperate bowl.
• 3 gradually add to creamed mixture.
• 4 shape into 2 10" rolls.
• 5 wrap each roll in plastic wrap.refrigerate 2 hours.
• 6 unwrap and cut into 1/4" slices.
• 7 place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake at 350* for 11-13 minutes, or golden brown.
• 9 remove to rack to cool.
• 10 to prepare filling:.
• 11 heat butter in saucepan over medium heat until golden brown.
• 12 remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla and enough cream to be of spreading consistency.
• 13 spread on bottoms of each cookie and top with another cookie.