christmas pinwheel cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 drop red food coloring, or as needed
• 1 drop green food coloring, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 30 mins


• sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a bowl. resift again into another 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 1/4 inch (5mm) thickness. roll out the green dough to 1/4 inch (5mm) 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 (200 degrees c). 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 (3 mm) 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.