"First batch of Christmas cookies for the year! I grew up having these brown butter sandwich cookies every year. nom nom."
Brown Butter Christmas Sandwich Cookies
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These mini melt-in-your-mouth brown butter cookie sandwiches are going to be a new holiday cookie go-to. Make a double batch to keep in the freezer.
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Prep time: 15mins
Cook time: 10mins
Serves or Makes: 20
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ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
ingredients
Cream Filling
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-5 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
Method
To make the cookies:
Step 1
Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and mix well. Mix in flour until dough forms. Form into nickel sized balls and space about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. press down lightly on each ball of dough with a fork to flatten slightly. Bake at 325 for about 10 minutes until edges and bottom are light brown.
To make the filling:
Step 1
Melt and lightly brown the butter in a pan over the stove. Add the confectioners sugar and vanilla, mix. Add cream until you get a thick frosting consistency.
Step 2
Make sure wafers are lightly cooled. Add frosting to bottom of cookie and top with another to make sandwich cookies. These cookies keep well in the freezer.