caramel cream sandwich cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons heavy cream

Recipe

• cream 1 cup butter or margarine. gradually add brown sugar, creaming well. add egg yolk and blend. add flour, stirring until the mixture forms a dough. chill slightly for easier handling.
• roll dough into small balls, about the size of a marble. place on an ungreased baking sheet and flatten to 1/8 inch thickness with the palm of the hand. press with fork in one direction to make a design.
• bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for 9 to 12 minutes until cookies just begin to brown very lightly. remove from sheet while warm. place flat sides of two cookies together with frosting, sandwich-style.
• to make browned butter frosting: brown 2 tablespoons butter slightly in saucepan. remove from heat and blend in 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar. gradually add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 4 to 5 teaspoons cream until it becomes a spreading consistency.