pastel wafers

ingredients

• servings: 2
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 tablespoons light cream
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 drop food coloring
• 1 tablespoon light cream
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• cut the 6 tablespoons of cold butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• 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.
• 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.
• prick each round in four parallel rows with a fork.
• bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. remove to a rack and cool completely.
• 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.
• spread 1/2 teaspoon of the filling on the flat side of half of the cookies. top with the remaining cookies, flat side down.