Wheat Sweets

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (graham)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 8 ounces butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 tablespoons water (add another tablespoon if needed)
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (add another 1/2 teaspoon if needed)
• 2 tablespoons soft butter
• 1 tablespoon milk (add another 2 tablespoons if needed)

Recipe

• 1 combine both flours, salt and baking powder and reserve.
• 2 in a separate bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• 3 blend the reserved dry ingredients into the butter mixture using a fork or pastry blender.
• 4 sprinkle the water over the mixture, stirring with a fork until the dough is moist enough to hold together.
• 5 do not use more water than necessary.
• 6 roll out to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets.
• 7 bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven 14 to 17 minutes.
• 8 cool on racks.
• 9 frost when cool.
• 10 to make the frosting: combine the powdered sugar, vanilla and butter.
• 11 blend in enough milk to reach desired consistency.