Clothes Pin Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 pound butter, softened
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups ice water
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• mix 1/4 pound of the butter with 3 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, egg yolks, and water. (done like making pie dough with a pastry blender.)
• 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.
• cut dough into fourths. wrap each quarter in plastic wrap. chill.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• to make filling: in a saucepan over medium heat, cook 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup flour until thick stirring constantly. let cool.
• 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.