Description
Delicious Christmas Swirl Pinwheel Cookies that bring festive cheer to your holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups butter, softened (340 grams)
- 1⅔ cups granulated sugar (333 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (625 grams)
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Red gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
- ⅓ cup sparkling sugar, or sprinkles; optional, for rolling
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder over the butter mixture and stir until combined.
- Divide the dough into three equal portions. You will add color to two of them and leave one portion uncolored.
- Knead the red gel food coloring into one portion until evenly colored. Repeat with the green gel food coloring for another portion.
- Roll each portion of dough into a 14 x 8-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. I roll them out between sheets of waxed paper for easy handling.
- Layer the rectangles on top of each other. Gently press the layers together to eliminate air pockets. If the sheets of dough are too soft to move and stack easily, chill them in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to firm up.
Notes
- The dough can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Chilling the dough helps in rolling it out smoothly.
- Feel free to customize the colors for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg