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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 24, 2005
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Butter, whipping cream and flour are the magic trio that creates dough that bakes into melt-in-your-mouth wafer cookies.

Cream Wafers

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 60
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

Wafers

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/3 cup whipping (heavy) cream
  • Granulated sugar

Creamy Filling

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla, lemon extract or peppermint extract
  • Food color, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In medium bowl, mix flour, 1 cup butter and the whipping cream with spoon. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. Roll one-third of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured surface. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut into desired shapes with 1 1/2-inch cookie cutters. Generously cover large piece of waxed paper with granulated sugar. Transfer cutouts to waxed paper, using pancake turner. Turn each cutout to coat both sides. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Prick each cutout with fork about 4 times.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or just until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, mix all Creamy Filling ingredients until smooth. Add a few drops water if necessary. Spread about 1/2 teaspoon filling between bottoms of pairs of cookies.

Nutrition

65 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
6g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
65
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
0%
Saturated Fat
1g
0%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
45mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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