- 3/4 cup Butter, softened (1.5 sticks)
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Flour
- 2 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 4 oz Cream Cheese, softened (1/2 block)
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- Mixing bowl
- Parchment Paper
- Baking Pan
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Preheat oven to 350° and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Cream butter and sugars for 3 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla.
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In another bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add mixture to wet ingredients and mix until smooth.
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Using a small cookie scoop, place balls of dough onto cookie sheets and press down to flatten slightly. Bake until edges just start to brown, 9 to 10 minutes.
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Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
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Turn oven to BROIL and make frosting: Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth.
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Spread about a TSP of frosting onto tops of each cookie, then sprinkle with sugar.
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Place cookies back in oven and watch the closely-- roughly 1 minute-as sugar caramelizes on top.
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Set aside to cool and enjoy!
