Aunt Karen's Cream Wafers

From the Kitchen of: Karen Lowe

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
½ cup margarine
½ cup cream
2 cups flour
Filling:
¼ cup butter, softened
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
red and green food coloring (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix well butter, margarine, cream and flour and chill for 30 minutes. Roll out dough on floured board until thin. Cut out into circles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake 7-9 minutes at 350 degrees. Take cookies out of oven and cool. Put two cookies together with filling in the middle. For filling, combine butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk, vanilla and a little food coloring (if desired) in a medium bowl and mix well. These are a perfect Christmas Time cookie!