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Quick Cashew Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 22, 2021
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Looking for a dessert made using refrigerated sugar cookie dough? Then check out these cashew-filled cookies topped with brown butter icing. Ready in 40 minutes.

Quick Cashew Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 30
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cashews
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chunks or white vanilla baking chips

Icing

  • 1/3 cup butter (do not use margarine)
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets; place on wire racks.
  • Step 
    3
    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.
  • Step 
    4
    On top of warm cookies, immediately spoon about 1 teaspoon icing (if icing becomes too thick, reheat over low heat).

Nutrition

160 Calories
8g Total Fat
1g Protein
20g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
13%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
20g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
14g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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