PASTEL CREAM WAFERS

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Categories     Cookies     Bake     Christmas     Quick & Easy     Hominy/Cornmeal/Masa

Yield 20 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup half-and-half or light cream
Coarse sugar or granulated sugar
Powdered sugar frosting

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375. In a medium mixing bowl cut butter into the flour until pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the cream over part of mixture. Gently toss with a fork and push to side of bowl. Repeat until all the mixture is moistened. Gently work mixture with hands and shape into a bowl On a lightly floured surface roll dough to slightly less than 1/8 inch thick. with a scalloped 1 3/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut out dough. Place coarse sugar into a shallow bowl. Press one side of each cut out into sugar lightly to coat. Place cutouts sugar side up 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. With a fork prick 4 parallel rows in each cutout Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Transfer to a rack until cooled Spread about 1 teaspoon Powdered Sugar Frosting on the flat side of half of them cookies. Top with the remaining tops flat side down POWDERED SUGAR FROSTING In a small bowl combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon softened butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 drop desired colour food colouring, and enough 1/2-and-half or light cream (3 to 4 teaspoons) to make a frosting of spreading consistency Makes about 1/2 cup

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