Salted Butterscotch Thumbprints Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 1 cup gold sparkling sugar or turbinado sugar, such as Sugar in the Raw
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (10 1/8 ounces; see note)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon
• Flaky sea salt and gold dragées (optional), to garnish