SUGAR WAFERS
Board: Cooking Club at Recipelink.com
Originally posted by: Danielle, Rochester 6-15-2001

WAFER INGREDIENTS:
1 cup soft butter
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 cups all-purpose (not self-raising) flour
granulated sugar

Thoroughly mix butter, cream and flour. Cover and chill.

Heat oven to 375.

Roll about 1/3 of dough at a time (fairly thin) on floured, cloth-covered board (keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll). Cut into 1-1/2-inch circles.

Transfer rounds with spatula to a wide, flat-bottomed plate heavily covered with granulated sugar. Turn over each round and pat gently so both sides are lightly coated. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick rounds 4 times with a fork (every schoolchild knows 4 tines 4 = 16).

Bake 7-9 minutes or just until set but not brown; cool. Put cookies together in pairs with creamy filling, below.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies (but may yield significantly fewer; see note above).

CREAMY FILLING INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup soft butter or margarine
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. Tint with a few drops of food coloring. Add a few drops of water as needed for proper spreading consistency.