Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

These were wonderful! I took them to a party and everyone loved them. I overheard "Take one of those cookies for a nibble while you're waiting in line!" And I watched *everyone* arrive back at the table with an already bitten cookie and a smile! One note: I overbaked one tray of these, rescued just before burning - they got brown and crisp and I loved them that way too, but without the frosting. Next note: if your cashews are already salted, you won't need to add any more salt.

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2009

I am a novice baker, and have always relied on the recipes that have hundreds of reviews...and am consistently disappointed. They are always too blah for my liking. I thought I'd take a risk and try a recipe that had only 24 reviews, because it sounded SO yummy and there aren't very many cashew cookie recipes out there. Cashews are my favorite, favorite, favorite, so I bit the bullet and made these tonight. Originally I was going to take them to work but they are too good to leave this house. My boyfriend and I will make it a priority to eat all of these ourselves, and give away a few to some VERY lucky friends. Because there isn't a ton of sugar in the cookie, it's not extremely sweet, and the rich, sweet icing is the perfect companion to the cookie. I was a little worried about "browning butter" because there is a fine line between browning and burning, but it was super easy!

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

I was unable to go visit my husband's family with him for the holidays, so I sent him with bags of cookies for all his relatives. I was initally afraid to include these cashew cookies because I did overcook them a little (BEWARE..I started off with 12 min. and they were def. overdone. Next time I will start checking them after about 9 1/2 min. They were dry the first night but seemed to soften up over the next couple days. But I was glad I did include them...they were my dad's and both his parents' favorites in the whole bag!! (I had Award Winning Choc Chip, Big Soft Ginger Cookies and Peanut Butter Cup cookies, so that's saying a lot!!!) Also, next time I will put the frosting in a ziploc bag and cut the corner so I can squeeze/drizzle the frosting on...I had a really hard time spreading the frosting on and I had to make it really thick (a little too thick) for it to stick to the cookie and look nice. ALSO...the frosting doesn't look anything like the cookies in the "main photo"...i guess i didn't look at the other photos before i started and freaked out when my frosting was thick and white, more like cake frosting...not yellow-buttery looking glaze like the picture. But the frosting was still good and better than without it. I'd be interested in knowing what kind of glaze is on those cookies in the main picture.

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2008

very good, not too sweet, not too bland :) followed directions but added a little vegetable oil to the recipe to make the cookies a little chewy, and they turned out great! just wish i used more cashews

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jada

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2008

Can't remember when I have had such a good cookie that was so easy to make.My company raved,and everyone took home the recipe.

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Karly

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2008

THese recieved so many compliments. The nutty, buttery flavor of the cashews went so good with the sweet frosting. I incresded the amount of sour cream and used 2 cups of cashews. The only thing is these do not spread out that well so you'll need to flatten them out a little. Thanks for the recipe

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

These are my alltime favorite cookies! I include them on my holiday platters, and I always get a lot of requests about the frosting. Make sure and let the butter start to turn brown, or you wont get the full flavor!

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MAGGSK

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2007

Hmmm, I had some major problems with the recipe as is. The cookies came out very flat on the first round I put in. So I added a few heaping spoonfuls of flour, mixed it up, and tried again. They puffed up more like the pictures submitted. I looked up the recipe primarily for the frosting. There is a baker in town that makes burnt butter frosting on a sour cream cookie and it is to die for. The frosting recipe here is very close. If it wasn't for the problem with the flour, I would have rated the recipe higher. But it could be that I am at a high altitude (4600+ feet). I would probably make this again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2006

I have made this little cookie for years. Got recipe from friend in Wisc. and her Grandma made it. We are in late 50's and all love this cookie. Don't always know how long to brown butter. Will see what others say. Want to enter in newspaper Cookie Contest. Had written up the recipe but could not find it in my WORD so went on line and saw you. Second part of recipe did not print just now. Will check it out. Barbara Dean

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Barbara Dean

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Reviewed: May 22, 2006

They're decent. The frosting is not too sweet, but you could leave it off if you're just looking for a more plain, nutty flavor. The cookie had a toffee flavor. Mom gave it a 3 and they weren't attacked by the fam, so I probably won't make again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2005

These cookies were OK. Cookie was a little bland and the frosting was a little too sweet. They were not bad but my family didn't care for them.

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S. Orlando

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2005

These cookies are the perfect foundation for the out-of-this world browned butter icing. Wow! Everyone I served these to asked for the recipe.

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KRICKYR

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2005

These cookies are different and very good! I love cashews and I couldn't stop eating them. The icing is wonderful also.

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NOKI

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2005

These are now my favorite cookies! They were wonderful. I took them to my sister-in-law who is a casher-lover like I am and she also decided they were her favorite. The frosting is perfect and sets up nicely.

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2004

These are excellent! I thought they called for too many cashews until I tried them, but the amount is perfect. The icing adds just the right amount of sweetness. The dough was melt-in-your-mouth good too! I can't wait for my mom to try them, she LOVES cashews. Thanks for a keeper!

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2004

The cookie in this recipe is GREAT. It is a plain but very tasty cookie. However, I'm not sure about the icing. Maybe I did it wrong, but for me it's WAY too sweet. I will without a doubt be making these cookies again but i'm not sure about the icing. I may just dust the cookies w/confectioner's sugar.

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TABIJO

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2003

Overall the cookies were very good. Cakey and moist, but not very flavorful. I think I could have cooked the butter a little longer; it came out a very light caramel color. With more of the caramel flavor, these would be really great. So I'm not sure if the fault in it was mine or not, but I'd recommend these and will make them again.

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Angie

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2003

These cookies were soft and the frosting added the right amount of sweetness. They tasted like shortbread to me, so I wasn't overly impressed, BUT everyone at work & home loved them. Be careful about the cooking time (mine were ready in 10 min).

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AZIL

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Reviewed: May 5, 2003

great cookie, with or without the frosting... I made them for my cashew-loving boyfriend's birthday... I halfed the recipe and the frosting came out a bit gritty...

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2002

Very good cookie...has a buttery/nutty taste. I chopped the cashews up with my food processor, being careful not to chop them too fine. From the previous reviews, I expected them to be on the "not-so-sweet" side, but I thought they were plenty sweet. And, actually a quite "rich" cookie. These would make a good cookie for holiday baking, as I considered them to be a "special" treat.

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