Vanilla Wafers I Food

VANILLA WAFERS I

Steps:

• In large bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla. Stir until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Roll out dough on a floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with round cookie cutter and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes until lightly colored. Cool on wire racks.

VANILLA WAFERS

Steps:

• In a stand mixer, combine the butter, sugar, and salt. Beat on medium speed until smooth.
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla and beat on low speed until blended.
• Add the flour and mix until incorporated and a smooth dough forms.
• Divide the dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each portion into a log 7 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap the logs in plastic and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Using a sharp knife, cut each unwrapped log crosswise into slices 1/4 inch thick. Place the cookies 1 inch apart on the baking sheets.
• Bake 12-15 minutes until the edges and bottoms are golden. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

HOMEMADE VANILLA WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cream together sugar, powdered sugar, shortening, egg whites, vanilla, lemon juice (optional) & salt.
• Add flour & baking powder.
• Add 1 T water. Mix until dough forms a large ball.
• Roll dough into 1/2-3/4" balls & press onto cookie sheet.
• Bake 15-18 minutes or until cookies are golden.

EASY VANILLA WAFERS

Steps:

• To make the wafers:
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter heavy large cookie sheets. Beat 1/4 cup butter and sugar in medium bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg whites. Gradually mix in flour and salt (batter will be soft.) Drop batter by level teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake until edges are golden brown and centers of cookies are still pale, about 7 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container.)
• To make the vanilla sugar:
• Process sugar and vanilla bean in processor until vanilla bean is very finely minced. Strain sugar to remove any large pieces of vanilla bean. Store sugar in airtight container. Makes 2 cups.