
This Week’s Recipe: Cream Wafers
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Cookies:
3 cups butter, room temperature
1 cup whipping cream
6 cups flour
sugar
Filling:
3/4 cup butter
2 1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla
different colors of food color
Directions:
Cookies:
Mix together the flour and the butter by cutting the butter into the flour until it looks like small peas.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comI use a pastry blender, but it can be done with knifes. Add the whipping cream and mix well. Cut into 3 large hunks of dough and wrap in plastic wrap and chill.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com Roll to 1/8 inch thick and cut into small rounds (maybe 1”). Make all cuts uniform. I found that a shot glass is a great size for this.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comDip uncooked cookies in regular sugar, both sides. Prick with a fork and bake at 385 degrees for about 13 minutes until they are brown on the bottom.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comCool. The cookies will be very flaky.
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comFilling:
Mix well and split into different bowls, color different colors.
Take two cookies and put frosting in the middle. Chill cookies.
This makes a large batch, good for a party.
Cream Wafers
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com