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Swedish Tea Cookies

December 15th, 2008

Not to be confused with Russian Tea Cakes, these fluffy, cream-filled wafers are sure to be a favorite around the Christmas cookie tray.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup light cream
1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cut 1 cup of the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cream and form the dough into a ball.
• Roll dough out 1/2 inch thick and cut with a small round cutter. Roll cut circles in granulated sugar and place on ungreased cookies sheets. Prick cookies a few times with a fork.
• Bake at 375° for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool before frosting.
• To Assemble: Frost bottoms of half of the cookies and place the remaining cookies on top to make sandwich cookies.

 

• To make Buttercream Frosting: Beat 1/2 cup of the butter until fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners’ sugar. Beat in the evaporated milk and the vanilla. Adjust milk and confectioners’ sugar amounts to get buttercream to a good spreading consistency.

Put the extras into the freezer for safe-keeping; they also taste great “frozen,” too. Same cookies as the Christmas Cream Wafers, but with a slightly different recipe.

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