Pastel Wafers
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Description
For a firm, manageable pastry use butter, not margarine.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ tablespoons light cream
- 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 drop food coloring
- 1 tablespoon light cream
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- 2. Cut the 6 tablespoons of cold butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- 3. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cream over the mixture and toss gently with a fork. Repeat with the remaining cream until all is moistened. Form into a ball.
- 4. Roll the dough to slightly less than 1/8 inch thick. Cut into rounds with a 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Sprinkle one side of each round with sugar and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, sugar side up.
- 5. Prick each round in four parallel rows with a fork.
- 6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove to a rack and cool completely.
- 7. Make filling as follows. Stir together the powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon softened butter, vanilla, food coloring, and enough of the 1 tablespoon cream to make it spreadable.
- 8. Spread 1/2 teaspoon of the filling on the flat side of half of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies, flat side down.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 2 dozen
calories: 170.9 kcal
carbohydrates: 24.1 g
protein: 1.3 g
saturated fat: 4.9 g
cholesterol: 21.5 mg
sodium: 50.3 mg
fiber: 0.3 g
sugar: 15.8 g
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