and my baby's THIRTY THIRD(!) birthday. {{{Love you}}}
Welcome everyone to
Scrappi Jessi's 2nd annual Cookie Swap! I just did a post about these little button-like cookies for
International Button Week, but when I saw that Jessi was doing a cookie exchange I just couldn't resist making up another batch to share with you too. I'm so glad you stopped by! I just love sharing a spot of tea and a cookie or two with friends like you. Feel free to copy the recipe if you loved these buttery little cookies as much as I do!
Swedish Wafer Christmas Cookies
(from Marilyn Stender to Rosalind Hose to Debbie Doughty to you!)
Cookie:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups sifted flour (I'm not sure if sifting is necessary with our "modern" flour, but I do it because I love using my sifter, lol)
- Plate of granulated sugar, set aside
- Combine butter and whipping cream in mixing bowl.
- Mix with an electric mixer, slowly adding flour until well blended.
- Cover and Chill until firm
- Roll dough out 1/3 at a time to 1/8" thickness
- Cut into 1 and 1/2" circles.
- With fingers or spatula, transfer to plate of granulated sugar and coat each side.
- Transfer to ungreased cookie sheet. They don't expand much so they can be close.
- Prick each cookie with a toothpick four times so it resembles a button.
- Bake @ 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. Watch bottoms closely, they brown before the tops.
- Cool and fill
Filling:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg yolk (you can use dehydrated eggs yolks if you prefer. I tried them for the first time with this batch and they turned out fine)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup sifted confectioners sugar
- Food coloring. I usually make half pink and half light green.
- Combine butter, egg yolk and vanilla in mixing bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer, slowly adding confectioners sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add food coloring drop by drop until you reach desired color.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Josh on the road to rescue Aunt Melea from the SFO and get her home in time for Christmas.
Having some fun in the hotel room.
Back home with the Melea in her new birthday hat from Korea. I can't believe she's 27 already!
The first white Christmas ever for us in our part of the state!
Santa helping me with the dishes.
Thursday we are off to start the New Year in Hawaii! We don't have internet where we will be staying so I may be away until we get back at the end of January. I'll miss you blog friends!
Just before Christmas I received this Marie Antoinette Blog Award from my newest blog friend, Mallisa, at Sleepy Hollow Folk Art Originals. Thanks Mallisa! Now I get to pass along seven of my favorite bloggers, besides Malissa, of course! I hope you take some time to check them out. Maybe you'll make some new blog friends and add them to your favorites too :D
