Swedish Tea Cookies

Serves:	30
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Calories Per Serving:	148
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup Butter
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/3 cup Light Cream
• 1/3 cup granulated Sugar (for decoration)
• 1¼ cups Confectioners' Sugar
• 3 tbsp Evaporated Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Cooking Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
• Mix together flour and 1 cup butter to form coarse crumbs.
• Add light cream and mix to form dough.
• Roll the dough to ½ inch thickness and cut into small roundels.
• Roll the circles into granulated sugar.
• Place the cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Prick each cookie few times with a fork
• Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the cookies and let them cool.
• Place half the cookies on top of the other to make sandwiches.
• Place remaining ½ cup butter in a medium bowl and beat it until fluffy.
• Add confectioners' sugar and mix well.
• Pour in evaporated milk and vanilla extract. Mix to form a good spreading consistency.
• Spread the frosting between the cookie sandwiches and press to fit in place.