Cream Wafer Cookies
Cream Wafer Cookies are one of my favorite Christmas cookies. They are melt-in-your-mouth, buttery, tender, and shouldn’t be baked only once a year. I have started a new tradition; they are now to be served at tea parties as well!
Ingredients
For Cookies:
- 1 cup Butter Soft
- 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1.4 cup Granulated Sugar
For Butter Icing:
- 1/4 cup Butter Soft
- 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Food Coloring
Instructions
For Cookies:
- Mix thoroughly 1 cup soft butter, 1/3 cup heavy cream, and 2 cups flour.
- Chill dough in plastic wrap for 1 hour.
- After dough has been chilled, roll out to 1/8 inch thick and cut into 1/2" rounds.
- Place each round on plate with granulated sugar to coat both sides of dough.
- Put on ungreased cookie sheet and prick with a fork four times.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until slightly puffy, but not brown.
- Remove cookies from sheet while hot and place on cookie drying rack or they will crumble.
For Butter Icing:
- Blend together 1/4 cup soft butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Add food coloring one drop at a time and blend to desired color.
- Once cookies have cooled, put two rounds together with butter icing to form wafer.