Good morning Charlene:

I have not personally made these but my very best friend's mother made them all the time. My friend, Leah, now makes them since her mother passed away.

As you said, these are very delicate. Leah finds them a bit difficult to work with BUT she is not a cook and has no patience for such. The recipe is EXACTLY how mom gave it to me, I don't know about substitutions. Leah makes them as her mom wrote the recipe following. I hope this is the recipe, if not, try it anyway, they are delicious.

CREAM WAFERS FROM LELIA HENDERSON

1 cup soft butter
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 cups Gold Medal Flour

Blend butter, cream and flour. Chill 1 hour.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough to 1/8" on lightly floured board. Cut into 1 1/2-inch rounds.

Coat both sides with granulated sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick 4 times. (With a fork, she didn't say this but I remember from our conversation)

Bake 7 to 9 minutes. Put together with filling. Makes 5 dozen.

Filling:
Blend 1/4 cup soft butter, 3/5 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Tint the filling.