Evergreen Sandwich Cookies

Name: Evergreen Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, softened; 315 milliliters confectioners sugar; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 24 servings Green paste food coloring; 4 teaspoons milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters shortening; 24 servings Green colored sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the butter, flour, milk and salt. Cover and refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours or until easy to handle.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

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Bowl

Divide dough into thirds. On a floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/8-in. thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with a floured 3-3/4-in. Christmas tree cookie cutter.

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Cookie Cutter

Place on ungreased baking sheets. Prick each with a fork several times.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375° for 8-11 minutes or until set.

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Oven

Remove to wire racks.

For filling, in a small bowl, cream the shortening, butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. Tint with food coloring.

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Powdered Sugar

Food Color

Shortening

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Milk

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Bowl

Spread about a tablespoon filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

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Spread

For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth; set aside 1/4 cup. Stir food coloring into remaining glaze; spread a thin layer over cooled cookies. If desired, sprinkle tops of half of the cookies with colored sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

Decorating Sugar

Food Color

Glaze

Milk

Let stand until set. Pipe garland onto half of the cookies with reserved glaze.

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Glaze

Let stand until set.

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Servings:

59milliliters

butter, softened 315milliliters

confectioners' sugar 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 24servings

Green paste food coloring 4teaspoons

milk 0teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

shortening 24servings

Green colored sugar 1teaspoons

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco are my top picks for Sandwich Cookies. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "