SANTA IS COMING! It’s nearly Christmas Eve and we need to get baking so that Santa has tasty cookies when he gets to our house! These super, cute and very delicious Pinwheel cookies are sure to make Santa’s tummy happy (and maybe a few of our friends as well!).
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Now, let’s make some treats!
Here’s what you need:
-2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1 ½ sticks butter at room temperature
-3/4 cup sugar
-1 egg
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-red food coloring
-green food coloring
Here’s what you do:
-In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt, Set aside.
-In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes. -Add the egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
-Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two additions, mixing until just combined after each addition. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
-Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
-Time to add the food coloring! You can use your hands (like I did!) or use your mixer. We are leaving one ball of dough white so move that aside. Add food coloring to the other balls of dough and mix together until you achieve the red and green colors you are looking for.
-Press each piece of dough into a flat square and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour or until firm.
-Remove the dough squares from the fridge. Place the red dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper or waxed paper. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to a 10-inch square. Leave dough between parchment.
-Repeat with the other 2 pieces of dough. Refrigerate cookie dough for 30 mins.
-Let’s stack our dough! Remove dough from the fridge, and take the top layer of parchment off each sheet of cookie dough. Place the red dough down on a counter. Top with the white dough, non-parchment sides touching. Be sure to try and line up the edges of the dough as much as possible.
-Remove the parchment from the white dough. Top the white with the green, non-parchment sides touching, being sure to line up the edges.
Very carefully, roll the dough into a long shape until you reach the other trimmed dough edge. Use the parchment paper to lift the dough to get it started. Once the dough log is complete, gently pinch the seam closed along with any breaks on the outer red layer.
-Wrap the dough log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
-Use a sharp knife to cut the dough log into 1/4-inch thick slices. (Discard the ends since they don't make a nice pinwheel design.) Place the cookies on your prepared baking sheets and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the cookies are set.
-Carefully remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. And we are all ready for Santa!
Now that you’ve finished your cookies for Santa, don’t forget to take a picture and tag us on Facebook or Instagram.
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16 сен 2024
