Pastel Wafers

For a firm, manageable pastry use butter, not margarine.

• Calories: 171 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 drop Food coloring
• 3 ½ tablespoons light cream
• 1 tablespoon light cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2

Cut the 6 tablespoons of cold butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 5

Prick each round in four parallel rows with a fork.

Step 6

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove to a rack and cool completely.

Step 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.

Step 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.