• prep: 20 min
• cook: 10 min
• total: 30 min

servings:

We savor these cookies every Christmas, but they're special year-round with coffee or tucked into a lunch box. I won a ribbon with these cookies at my county fair.—Sheila Wyum, Rutland, North Dakota

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon each baking powder, baking soda and salt
• 1-1/2 cups salted cashews, coarsely chopped
• BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 3 tablespoons half-and-half cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• Additional cashew halves, optional

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