Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
Written by Elizabeth LaBau
These festive Pinwheel Sugar Cookies might be the best Christmas

cookie recipe ever! They’re made with a simple sugar cookie dough
formed into a beautiful red, white, and green spiral design.
SERVINGS: 30 cookies
PREP TIME COOK TIME CHILLING TIME TOTAL TIME

45 mins 15 mins 1 hr 30 mins 2 hrs 30 mins
INGREDIENTS
12.75 oz all-purpose flour, (3 cups)
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
8 oz unsalted butter, (1 cup), at room temperature
8.75 oz granulated sugar, (1.25 cups)
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
Red and green food coloring, I used Americolor gel colors
6.75 oz sprinkles, (1 cup)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside temporarily.
2. Combine the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of a large stand mixer fitted with a paddle
attachment. Mix the butter and sugar together at medium speed for 2-3 minutes until light and
fluffy.
3. Turn the mixer to low, add the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until well-incorporated.
4. With the mixer stil on low speed, slowly add the flour and mix until just a few streaks of flour
remain. Stop the mixer, and finish scraping down the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber
spatula. The dough should be soft and supple but not sticky.
5. Divide the dough into 3 equal parts. If you have a kitchen scale, each portion should be
approximately 10 ounces.
6. Leave one portion uncolored, and use gel food coloring to color the other two portions red and
green. You can stir the food coloring in by hand, knead it in like bread dough, or mix it in using
the mixer. (If you use the mixer, keep a close eye on the dough and run it for a short time so the
dough doesn’t get overmixed and tough.)
7. Form each color into a disc and wrap them tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 45
minutes, until firm.
8. Roll each color out between two sheets of parchment to a long rectangle, approximately 6 x 13”
long. Try to avoid adding additional flour at this step, or else the cookies might be tough. If the
dough starts to feel too soft to work with at any point in the rolling/stacking process, chill it
again in the refrigerator until you can work with it easily.
9. Stack the dough rectangles on top of each other in this order: green, white, then red on top. Roll
the dough up into a long, tight spiral.
10. To roll the edges in sprinkles, brush the outside of the dough log with a very thin layer of corn
syrup - you just want enough to make the sprinkles stick. Scatter the sprinkles on a baking sheet,
and roll the log around the sprinkles, pressing it into the sprinkles so they adhere and it is
completely covered. You can also skip this step and leave the edges plain.
11. Wrap the dough log in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes, or until firm.
12. Preheat the oven to 350 F, and cover 2 baking sheets with parchment.
13. Use a large, sharp chef’s knife to slice the log into rounds a little under ½” thick. (You can do
thinner, ¼” rounds for a larger yield.) Place them on the baking sheets with a few inches between
each cookie.
14. Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes, until they have spread and puffed, and no longer have a raw
shine in the center. They will continue to cook for a few minutes after they’re out of the oven, so
don’t wait until they feel firm in the center or they will be overcooked. The perfect pinwheel
cookie is crunchy around the edges and soft and tender on the inside!
15. Once cool, remove from the baking sheets and enjoy! Pinwheel cookies can be stored in an
airtight container at room temperature and should be enjoyed within 4-5 days for maximum
freshness. Unbaked cookies can be frozen, well-wrapped, for up to 3 months.
MEASURING TIPS
Our recipes are developed using weight measurements, and we highly recommend using a kitchen
scale for baking whenever possible. However, if you prefer to use cups, volume measurements are
provided as well. PLEASE NOTE: the adage “8 oz = 1 cup” is NOT true when speaking about weight,
so don’t be concerned if the measurements don’t fit this formula.
recipe found on: https://www.sugarhero.com/christmas-pinwheel-cookies/
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Written by Elizabeth LaBau

These festive Pinwheel Sugar Cookies might be the best Christmas

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