Cookies Recipe ✓ Swedish Tea Cookies

Sandwich cookies perfect for an afternoon tea party.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup light cream
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration
• ½ cup butter
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Cut 1 cup of the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cream and form the dough into a ball.
3. Roll dough out 1/2 inch thick and cut with a small round cutter. Roll cut circles in granulated sugar and place on ungreased cookies sheets. Prick cookies a few times with a fork.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool before frosting.
5. To Assemble: Frost bottoms of half of the cookies and place the remaining cookies on top to make sandwich cookies.
6. To Make Buttercream Frosting: Beat 1/2 cup of the butter until fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the evaporated milk and the vanilla. Adjust milk and confectioners' sugar amounts to get buttercream to a good spreading consistency.

Nutrition Facts

• calories147.6
• carbohydrateContent13.9 g
• cholesterolContent26.7 mg
• fatContent9.9 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent1.1 g
• saturatedFatContent6.2 g
• sodiumContent68.5 mg
• sugarContent7.3 g