Cream Wafers

By NicoleS

Ingredients

• Dough
• 1 cup butter
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Granulated sugar for coating
• Filing
• 1/4 ¼ cup soft butter
• 3/4 ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 1 t vanilla
• A few drops of red or green food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

To Make Cookie:


Combine butter, cream and flour thoroughly, Chill 1 hour.


Roll out dough 1/8-inch thick on a floured pastry cloth.

Cut with a round 1-1/2-inch cookie cutter.


Transfer cut circles to a wax paper sheet that is heavily coated with sugar. Turn each cookie to coat both sides. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until slightly puffy. Cool on racks.


To make filling:


Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until well mixed. If desired, tint pink or green with food coloring.
Put the filling on one flat side of the cooled cookie and top with another flat side of a cookie.