Strawberry Creamwiches

I love a delicately buttery cookie, which these are, but they're made even better with the addition of fresh and flavorful strawberry cream 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 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.

P.S. Did you know it’s Strawberry Week here at The Farm Chicks? Would you like to share your favorite strawberry recipe with The Farm Chicks reader community? If you’re on twitter, you can tweet your recipe link to #strawberryweek for all to see! If you’re not on twitter, you can share your recipe in the comments here or blog about it and then share your link.

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Comments

[Paula Parrish]

Hello Serena,
Wow, reading this blog post is making me hungry. Love the cookies cutters just to CUTE. Thanks for sharing this yummy cookie recipe.
Smiles, Paula

[stacy]

I feel a baking day coming on!!

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Ohhhhhhh my!!!

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[Yvonne]

Yummy!!! They look beautiful. And because of you I now know that William Sonoma ships worldwide - you have made my day!!!

[katie]

so gorgeous! These would be so lovely for a shower or tea party!

[Beth]

Here is a delicious, and unusual twist on a strawberry salad inspired by a recipe in "Around My French Kitchen" by Dorrie Greenspan. Halve equal amounts of grape tomatoes and strawberries. Combine them with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Dorrie serves it with fresh mozzarella. I've served it over salad greens with a balsamic vinaigrette.

[Lara]

My favorite strawberry treat- it's very simple but oh so good!

Take a few Carr's Wheat Crackers (they are a little sweet, a little salty, and have a fantastic texture) and spread some whipped cream cheese on the top of each and then cover with sliced strawberries. They taste like the best little strawberry tarts.

[heather from arizona]

those look so good- and the possibilities are endless! (I'm thinking lemon filling in the spring). Thanks for sharing!

[RubyJean]

Oh how I would LOVE to be a NEW Family moving into your community... So that I could receive the EVER coveted....Cookie plate saying welcome to our neighborhood... : )
Of course these binging the cookies that OVERFLOW on that plate... : )well one can dream... I think I serve a better chance at just trying to make them...
Thank you for sharing this Adorable cookie

[Culinary Favorites From A to Z]

These strawberry cookies look delicious although I am not so good and creating recipes that need to look lovely.

[Ali]

How adorable! I don't think I've ever tried strawberry butter before. Raspberry butter perhaps, but that was quite a few years ago. What a simple and delicious recipe you have, I love it.

A few of my strawberries are:

Strawberry Summer Cake
http://www.jamhands.net/2011/06/strawberry-summer-cake.html

Deconstructed Strawberries Romanov
http://www.jamhands.net/2007/06/summer-treats.html

Strawberry Freezer Jam
http://www.jamhands.net/2008/05/daily-recipe-strawberry-freezer-jam.html

[JOri]

Thank you for posting! What a wonderful recipe, and I LOVE your cookie cutters!

[tasha]

serena, these are the cutest cookies ever! thanks for sharing where to get the cutters. the strawberry frosting sounds yummy and easy to make. i wish i could come to greenbluff and do some picking!

[Jamie]

I can't wait to try these, they look so good!

[Michelle]

Hi Serena :)

I've been a strawberry loving fool all month. Here's a few little recipes to share.

http://hippiedog.typepad.com/hippiedogprimitives/2011/07/vanilla-and-strawberries.html

http://www.hippiedogsfavoriterecipes.com/2008/07/heavenly-kiwi-dessert.html

Thanks Serena......cute little cookies too.....just adorable :)

[Marcia]

Thank you for this recipe. I have strawberries growing like crazy right now. This sounds delicious!
Here's my strawberry post:
http://blessedmomssimplehome.blogspot.com/2011/06/strawberry-pear-crumble-love.html
Blessings,
Marcia

[Ter from Vintage Station]

I LOVE strawberries!!! and those cookies are to die for!!

[Kim McCallie]

These are beautiful! I can't wait to whip up a batch. I know they have to be delicious.

[lisa]

YUMMY!!!

homemade strawberry twinkie sandwiches is our family favorite...for now...

http://thepearsonfamilee.blogspot.com/2011/06/homemade-strawberry-twinkie-sandwiches.html

but then there is also the lemon cupcakes with volcano lemon glaze and strawberry buttercream etc.!

[Deanna]

We did it! We followed your recipe and they are delicious! We did them open-face instead of sandwich, just to make them go further and we topped them with sliced strawberries (from Greenbluff Knapp's farm). So goood. Thank you so much for the recipe. :)

[leslie]

These look great! As far as my favorite strawberry recipe, I recently made a strawberry pasta sauce:
http://www.27andfrugal.com/2011/07/11/strawberry-pasta-sauce-is-delicious/

[Bethany]

These look fresh and delicious. I love the cookie cutters. Thanks for sharing them. Lucky me, I have a Williams Sonoma gift card to spend...now I know what I'll get!

[Marcia Franks]

Where can I purscase the word press stamps you used for the words?

[Maria Victrix]

Hello!

I've included your recipe in a stamp cookies election
http://tallersmariavictrix.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/estampa-galletas.html

I hope you like it
Maria

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Ok so I did this recipe but my "dough" is more the consistency of moist sand? It sticks together a little when pressed but easily crumbles. I don't see how putting it in the fridge for an hour would magically make it turn into dough but just wanted to know if this is how it's supposed to look? I have never made shortbread before so I have no idea. There is no way I could even form this into any shape or roll it out even in plastic wrap. Please help!