Holiday Sandwich Cookies Recipes

CHRISTMAS SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Add milk. Combine the flour, cornstarch and salt; add to the creamed mixture, beating just until dough forms a ball. , On a lightly floured surface, knead 20 times. Roll out 3/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 12-13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Spread jam over the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. , In a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and food coloring until smooth. Place mixture in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe frosting in tree shapes on cookies. Garnish with candied cherries and sprinkles.

CHRISTMAS SANDWICH CREMES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, cream and flour. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until dough is easy to handle., Divide into thirds; let one portion stand at room temperature for 15 minutes (keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll out). Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 1-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place cutouts in a shallow dish filled with sugar; turn to coat. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with a fork several times. Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Cool on wire racks. , For filling, in a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Tint with food coloring. Spread about 1 teaspoon filling over half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

HOLIDAY SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350degreesF. Open package of cookies; sprinkle cookies with sugar or glitter. Bake cookies as directed on package. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread 1 tablespoon frosting on bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; press together gently. Store loosely covered.
• These cookies make a great holiday activity for children. Let them decorate the cookies with sugars and glitter. While cookies bake, decorate the tree or have a cup of hot cocoa, then let the children make sandwiches with the cooled cookies and frosting.
• Vanilla frosting may be tinted with red or green food coloring, if desired.