Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
These Christmas pinwheel cookies are the perfect delicious and vibrant addition to your holiday cookie platter! Using gel food coloring gives you a festive green and red swirl that's sure to attract attention. And these cookies don't just look impressive—they taste delicious as well!
Prep Time: 1 hour hour
Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 6 minutes minutes
Servings: 48 cookies
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅓ cups butter
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 drop red food coloring or as needed
- 1 drop green food coloring or as needed
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a bowl. Beat the butter with the brown and white sugars in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until evenly blended. Gather the dough into a ball, and divide into two equal parts. Place one half in a second bowl. Add red food coloring to the dough in one bowl, and green food coloring to the dough in the other bowl. Use a fork or wooden spoon to blend the food coloring into the dough until evenly blended. Add additional drops of food coloring to make the desired shade.
Roll out the red dough to ¼ thickness. Roll out the green dough to ¼ inch thickness, and place on top of the red dough. Beginning on one edge, roll the doughs to make a log so the two colors spiral inside each other. Wrap the log in waxed paper, then in a cotton towel, and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Unwrap the dough log, and place on a clean, lightly floured surface. Slice the log into rounds ⅛ inch thick, and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven until set, 5 to 6 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent edges from browning. Remove from oven, and cool on racks.
Serving: 1g | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg