Swedish Cream Wafers Recipe (Cream Biscuits)
Cream Wafers Recipe, also known as cream biscuits which is perfect for Christmas. Cream biscuits are so delicious and has a melt in mouth texture. This cream wafers is originally from Swedish cuisine which is made with butter, cream, sugar, flour and vanilla and has a unique texture. Learn how to make cream wafers with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Mixing Bowl & Whisk
Plastic Wrap
Baking Tray & Parchment Paper
Ingredients
For Making Cookie Dough
- 100 grams Unsalted Butter
- 4 tablespoon Cream
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Sugar for rolling the cookie
For Vanilla Cream Filling
- 50 grams Unsalted Butter
- 1½ cup Confectioners Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Orange zest or Lemon zest optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190 degree C (374 degree F) Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- Mix cream, butter till creamy. Add flour, salt and make a soft dough. Wrap and chill in fridge for 30 mins.
- Now take the dough from fridge and roll it into a sheet and cut using cookie cutters. Take each cookie and roll in sugar. Arrange it in a baking sheet. Pop it into the oven and bake for 7 to 9 mins. Remove and cool completely.
- Now make cream filling. Mix butter, icing sugar and vanilla till creamy and fluffy. Fill a piping bag with the cream. Take a cookie and pipe with the cream. Sandwich with other cookie and set aside. Serve.
Notes
- You can chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour. You can store this in fridge overnight too.
- Orange zest and lemon zest can be added in the filling for flavour.
- You can add food colour to the creamy filling for authentic look.
- The cookies can be baked ahead of time and stored in fridge.
Serving & Storage
You can bake and store the cookies in an air tight container up to a week.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Swedish Cream Wafers Recipe (Cream Biscuits)
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
330
% Daily Value*
Fat
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
49
mg
16
%
Sodium
150
mg
7
%
Potassium
30
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
41
g
14
%
Fiber
0.4
g
2
%
Sugar
29
g
32
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
579
IU
12
%
Vitamin C
0.04
mg
0
%
Calcium
12
mg
1
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.