Clothes Pin Cookies
Description
Puff pastry cookies wrapped on clothes pins, baked and then filled. 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch dowels cut 4 inches long work well. Clothes pins may spring open in the oven and break the pastry. These are best if baked on insulated cookie sheets.
Ingredients
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1 pound butter, softened
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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2 egg yolks
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1 1/4 cups ice water
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1 cup milk
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 cups shortening
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8 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1
Mix 1/4 pound of the butter with 3 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons white sugar, egg yolks, and water. (Done like making pie dough with a pastry blender.)
2
Chill for 1 hour then roll out like pie dough on a floured pastry sheet. Spread another 1/4 pound of the butter over dough. Fold dough together and refrigerate 1 hour. Repeat this procedure until all of the butter is used.
3
Cut dough into fourths. Wrap each quarter in plastic wrap. Chill.
4
Take out one quarter at a time and allow to stand at room temperature long enough that it softens enough that the dough can be rolled.
5
Roll dough out on floured pastry sheet/ board. Cut dough into 1/2 inch wide X 4-5 inch long strips. Wrap around clothes pins or dowel pins pinching ends.
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Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned. Slide off sticks while still very warm and then cool completely.
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To Make Filling: In a saucepan over medium heat, cook 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup flour until thick stirring constantly. Let cool.
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Cream together shortening, confectioners' sugar, marshmallow cream, and vanilla. Add cooked mixture to creamed mixture and beat till fluffy. Fill cooled pastry curls with filling.