BROWN BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES

142 grams butter (10 tablespoons)
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch salt
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

white sugar to roll


preheat oven to 180 c (350f) line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.

in a bowl, mix the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder together. put aside.

in a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter until foaming. stir or whisk until it becomes an amber colour. put aside to cool.

in a large bowl, place the sugars and cooled butter. using an electric mixer, beat until combined.

add the eggs and vanilla and beat until combined

on low speed, gradually beat in the flour mix, until well combined, bring together by hand it needed.

cover the dough with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

roll into walnut sized balls and roll in the extra sugar. place on baking trays and flatten lightly with the bottom of a glass dipped sugar.


cook for approx 18 - 20 minutes.  cool on trays for 5 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

sandwich together with icing.

BROWN BUTTER ICING

113 grams butter
4 cups icing sugar
3 - 3 1/2 tablespoons milk

in a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter until foaming. stir or whisk until it becomes an amber colour.

mix the butter, icing sugar and 3 tablespoons of milk together until well combined. add more milk if needed to make a spreadable paste.

spoon or pipe even amounts of icing onto the flat side of half the biscuits. top with the other half.