butter cookies with filling

Name: Butter cookies with filling
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 9 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter, softened; 1/2 cup(s) whipped cream, unsweetened; 2 cup(s) flour; ## FILLING; 1/4 cup(s) butter soften; 3/4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 - egg yolk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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valerie casale

Waukesha, WI

Updated on Dec 19, 2016

I was given this recipe 40 years ago from a co-worker. These cookies are a big hit with friend and family to this day. The taste of the cookie which has no sugar and the filling just complement each other.

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prep time 2 Hr 30 Min

cook time 9 Min

method Bake

yield Makes 5 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup whipped cream, unsweetened
2 cups flour
FILLING
1/4 cup butter soften
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 - egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make butter cookies with filling

Step 1

Mix butter, cream and flour thoroughly. Chill for 1 hour. Heat oven at 375. Roll dough about 1/16" high on flour board.

Step 2

Cut into rounds not bigger than 1-1/2". Put on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle sugar on top of cookie rounds. Prick cookies with fork and bake for 9 minutes. Put two cookies together with filling.
Step 3

Filling- you can tint filling with food coloring.
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