Cookie Friday- Browned Butter Cookies

I made these cookies a few weeks ago. If you like butter, this is a cookie for you. But you really have to be a butter lover. I had a difficult time eating butter for a week after, because the taste was too strong. I got this recipe from a book called 101 Gourmet Cookies for Everyone. Lew gave this cookie a 2 on a scale of 10. He even threw a few of them away. Unheard of!

Browned Butter Crinkles
2 sticks butter, softened
1 c sugar
3 egg yolks
pinch of salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/3 cups flour
Browned Butter Frosting (later)

Beat butter and sugar together. Add egg yolks and salt, and then add soda and vanilla. Fold in flour. Stir until combined. form balls the size of walnuts. Chill dough balls for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Dip tops in sugar. Press flat with the bottom of a glass and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and let the cookies stand for 1 minute on the cookie sheet. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely. Frost.

Frosting
1 stick butter
4 c powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c heavy cream or more for right consistency

In a small skillet, brown butter over medium heat until golden brown flecks appear. Butter will become a little foamy. Stir occasionally to make butter cook evenly. remove from heat and cool slightly. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream. Beat on medium high until a acreamy texture to your liking forms. Spread onto cooled butter crinkles.