Swedish Cream Wafers

Name: Swedish Cream Wafers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, softened; 177 milliliters sifted confectioners sugar; 1 egg yolk; 473 milliliters sifted all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters granulated sugar for decoration; 79 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 drops red food coloring; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many Scandinavian recipes, so give Swedish Cream Wafers a try. For 4 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 60. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 38 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. If you have butter, heavy whipping cream, food coloring, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the 1 cup butter, cream and sifted flour.

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Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Mix well and chill for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

On a floured board, roll out 1/3 of the dough to 1/8 inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with 1 1/2 inch round cookie cutter.

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Transfer rounds to waxed paper heavily covered with white sugar. Turn rounds so that both sides are coated with sugar.

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Sugar

Place rounds on ungreased baking sheets and prick each round with a fork about 4 times. Repeat with remaining dough.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes.

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Let cookies cool then put 2 cookies together with the filling.

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To Make Filling: Blend the remaining 1/4 cup of butter, the confectioners' sugar, egg yolk and vanilla together. Tint with food coloring, if desired. You may double the filling for a nicer looking cookie.

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Powdered Sugar