That Cookie With Nuts

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups pistachios, chopped
• 1/2 cup cranberries, sweetened dried, roughly chopped
• 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 tablespoons milk (to 5)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees. for cookies, cream together the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl. add the eggs, one at a time, mixing completely with each addition; stir in the vanilla.
• 2 stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. stir the dry ingredients into the butter-egg mixture just to combine. stir in the sour cream, then stir in the walnuts, pistachios and cranberries.
• 3 drop dough by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet; press down slightly; bake 8 minutes. move to wire rack; let cool completely.
• 4 meanwhile, for frosting, cook the butter over medium-high heat in a medium saucepan until almost browned; remove from heat. immediately add the confectioners' sugar; stir to combine. stir in the vanilla; add milk as needed until you reach the desired consistency. frost cookies generously.