Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar or 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 -5 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 cookies: in a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
• 2 add the egg yolk; blend well.
• 3 add the flour; mix well.
• 4 if necessary, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill about 15 minutes for easier handling.
• 5 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 6 shape dough into 1" balls; place 2" apart on ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• 7 with a fork dipped in flour, flatten each cookie in one direction to a 1 1/2" round.
• 8 bake for 10-14 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 9 cool for 1 minute on the sheets; transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• 10 meanwhile, make the frosting: in a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat until light golden brown, stirring constantly.
• 11 remove pan from heat; stir in the remaining frosting ingredients, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency; blend until smooth.
• 12 spread a scant 1 tsp frosting between 2 cooled cookies, flat sides inward.
• 13 store in the refrigerator.