Strawberry Buttercream Sandwich Cookies

These happy little sandwich cookies are buttery-delicate and taste so delicious with their fresh strawberry buttercream filling.

Ingredients

1 cup butter (at room temperature)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions


	Cream the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth – 2-3 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until well combined. Lower the mixer speed to medium-low and gradually beat in the flour. Transfer the dough to a piece of plastic wrap and pat into a square disk. Wrap with the plastic and refrigerate for one hour.

	Place the dough between two sheets of wax paper and roll out to 1/4″ thickness. Cut out the cookies using a cookie cutter of your choice. Place the cookies about 1″ apart on ungreased baking sheets and refrigerate for 15 minutes. While the dough chills, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake until firm, but not brown – approximately 12-15 minutes. While the cookies bake, prepare the filling.

	Strawberry Filling: 1/2 cup butter 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup fresh strawberries, finely chopped Beat butter until softened. Add powdered sugar and strawberries and beat until well combined. Set filling aside.

	Remove cookies from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

	Once cooled, spread filling on a cookie and top with another, creating a cookie sandwich.

Note

I used these wonderful cookie cutters from William Sonoma, but any cookie cutters will do.

IT'S ME, SERENA!

I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.

I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.

Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.

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