Pastel Cream Wafers

I remember Aunt Sue and Sandy Chisnell making these when I was a teenager. They are sooo good! Just melt in your mouth. Resist temptation though and do not eat the cookies with out the icing. They need the icing to be good!

6 T cold butter
3-4 T light cream
sugar
1 c sifted 10X
1 T soft butter
1/2 t. van
1 drop food coloring
1 additional T light cream

Cut the cold butter into flour until pea size. Sprinkle 1 T cream over mixture and toss with fork until moist. Form into a ball. Roll dough to 1/8 inch. Cut into 1/2 inch rounds. Dip one side with sugar. Place on pan sugar side up on ungreased sheet. Prick with fork. Bake 375 8-10 min. Remove and cool.

Filling:
combine 10X
1 T soft butter
van
coloring
and enough of the 1 T cream to make it spreadable.
spread onto cookie and then sandwich. Makes 24.