Pill Bottle Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• combine the 1 cup butter, whipping cream and flour thoroughly. chill for 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• on a lightly floured surface roll dough out to 1/8 inch thick. cut into 1 1/2 inch rounds. transfer rounds to a tray or waxed paper sprinkled heavily with white sugar, turning to coat both sides with sugar. place sugar coated rounds on an ungreased cookie sheet. prick in four places with a fork, forming a "prick box".
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 7 to 9 minutes or until slightly puffed. let cool then put the bottoms of two cookies together with the creamy butter filling.
• to make the creamy butter filling: blend 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. if desired tint with food coloring.