#860 - Brown Caramel Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup butter (NO substitutes)
2 cups Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Frosting: 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed), 1/4 cup milk, 2 cups Domino's powdered sugar

In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, add the 1 cup butter--melt. Keep stirring and cooking the butter until light brown. Cool the butter for 10 minutes. In a mixer add the cooked butter, 2 cups brown sugar, and eggs--beat. Add milk--beat. Add baking soda and salt--beat. Add flour slowly--beat. Add vanilla--beat. Drop by tablespoonfuls on to greased cookie sheets. Bake at 400 degrees for 9-11 minutes--they should not indent when you touch one to test. Cool 1-2 minutes, then remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, then frost. Frosting: in a saucepan over medium heat add 1/2 cup butter--melt. Add 1 cup brown sugar--stir and bring to a boil. Add 1/4 cup milk--stir and heat again until boiling. Once boiling with milk already added, remove from heat. Cool about 30 minutes until warm, then add 2 cups powdered sugar--stir well. Frost the cookies.