Description
Christmas Pinwheel Cookies are festive sugar cookies with swirls of red, green, and white dough. Soft, buttery, and eye-catching, these slice-and-bake cookies are perfect for holiday cookie trays, gift boxes, and seasonal celebrations.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Red gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
- Sprinkles (optional, for coating the dough log)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough into three equal portions. Leave one plain, color one red, and the other green. Mix until colors are fully incorporated.
- Roll each portion between two sheets of parchment paper into rectangles about 1/4 inch thick and of equal size.
- Chill the rolled dough sheets for 20–30 minutes.
- Peel off the top parchment layer, then stack the dough sheets, trimming edges for alignment.
- Roll the stacked dough tightly into a log from the long edge. Roll in sprinkles if using.
- Wrap the dough log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice the chilled dough log into 1/4-inch thick cookies and place them 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes, until edges are just set.
- Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Add peppermint, almond, or citrus extract for a fun flavor twist.Use festive sprinkles to coat the dough log for extra sparkle.Make smaller pinwheels by using less dough per log.Swap a dough layer with chocolate dough by adding cocoa powder.Freeze the dough log for easy make-ahead holiday prep.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
