Swedish Wafers Recipes

SWEDISH CREAM WAFERS

Steps:

• Combine the 1 cup butter, cream and sifted flour. Mix well and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• On a floured board, roll out 1/3 of the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with 1 1/2 inch round cookie cutter. Transfer rounds to waxed paper heavily covered with white sugar. Turn rounds so that both sides are coated with sugar. Place rounds on ungreased baking sheets and prick each round with a fork about 4 times. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes. Let cookies cool then put 2 cookies together with the filling.
• To Make Filling: Blend the remaining 1/4 cup of butter, the confectioners' sugar, egg yolk and vanilla together. Tint with food coloring, if desired. You may double the filling for a nicer looking cookie.

PARISERWAFIER (SWEDISH CREME WAFER)

Steps:

• Mix cookie ingredients together, chill dough.
• Roll dough 1/8-inch thick.
• Cut out 1 1/2 inch circles.
• Transfer to sugar covered wax paper.
• Coat both sides.
• Prick cookies with a fork.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 7 to 9 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Mix together ingredients for filling during this time, and when cookies are cooled place filling between 2 cookies.

SWEDISH WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Separate the egg and reserve the egg white. Beat the egg yolk into the mixture. Mix in the flour. Beat the egg white until is stands in peaks. Cut it into the dough. Drop by teaspoonfuls 3 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until edges are golden.

CREAM WAFERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter, flour and cream. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 1-1/4-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Prick each cookie 3-4 times with a fork. , Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a small bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough cream to achieve desired consistency. Remove half to another bowl; tint one portion of filling with red food coloring and the other half with green. Carefully spread filling on bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.