How was your Valentine's day? 

Here is a quick easy recipe that will "WOW" your friends and family! You can customize these wafer cookies for different holidays or events by changing the filling color and cookie shape and/or color.  Flaky, buttery, mouthwatering, pastry-like wafer cookies with a sweet creamy filling.  These cookies are light and go well with a tall glass of ice cold milk or your favorite delicious hot beverage!  My Mom has made these since I was little and I believe she originally found the recipe in her Betty Crocker Cookbook. So here it is for you to enjoy:

Cream Wafers

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup butter or margerine, softened

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Granulated sugar

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup butter or margerine, softened

1 tsp vanilla

Food color, if desired

In medium bowl, mix flour, 1 cup butter and the whipping cream with spoon. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.

Heat oven to 375ºF. 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.

Bake 7 to 9 minutes or just until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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.

*Just a helpful suggestion from my experience, try not to handle the dough too much as the warmth from your hands will soften the dough.  If that happens, add a little flour to the surface ass you roll but you want to avoid adding too much extra flour as it will change the texture of the wafer and will not be as light and flaky.

Be sure to come back and tell me what you thought of this recipe!  Isn't it hard to eat only a few??? :)