Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
(Courtesy of All Recipes)
Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tspn baking powder
1/4 tspn baking soda
1 tspn salt
1 1/3 cups butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 tspns vanilla extract
1 drop red food coloring, or as needed
1 drop green food coloring, or as needed
Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl
Resift again into another bowl
Beat the butter with brown sugar, and white sugar 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 2 equal parts
Place one half in a second bowl
Use a fork or wooden spoon to blend in the food coloring into the dough until evenly blended
Add additional drops of food coloring to make a desired shade
Roll out the red dough to 1/4 inch thickness
Roll out the green dough to 1/4 inch thickness and place on top of the red dough
Beginning on one edge, roll the dough 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 or overnight
Preheat oven to 400
Lightly grease 2 baking sheets
Unwrap the dough log, and place on a clean, lightly floured surface
Slice the log into rounds 1/8 inch thick and place on prepared baking sheets
Bake for about 6 minutes
Watch carefully to prevent edges from browning
Remove from oven and cool on wire racks
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