Christmas Pinwheel Cookies Recipe
These fun, festive Christmas pinwheel cookies are perfect for the holidays with layers of swirled sugar cookie dough for the ultimate sweet treat!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours
- Yield: 36 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon red liquid food coloring
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the sugar, butter, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium until creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and continue mixing until combined.
- Add the flour and baking powder and mix until no streaks of flour are visible.
- Divide the dough in half and add food coloring to one half. Chill both halves for 30 minutes.
- Roll out each half of the dough into rectangles. Layer the red and plain dough, roll into a log, and chill for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Slice the dough into cookies and bake for 9-11 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t skip the chilling time. This will help them keep their rolled shape.
- Optional: Roll the log in colorful sprinkles before slicing.
- These cookies taste best if they are not overcooked, so watch them carefully.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 112 kcal
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 43mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 19mg
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