Description
Patriotic Pinwheel Cookies are a delightful and vibrant treat perfect for any festive gathering. With their eye-catching layers of red, white, and blue, these cookies not only look amazing but also deliver a delicious buttery flavor that everyone will love. Easy to make with common ingredients, they are ideal for celebrations like the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or birthday parties. Their sturdy shape makes them transport-friendly, ensuring you can bring them along to picnics or potlucks without worry. Impress your friends and family with this fun holiday dessert that’s as enjoyable to make as it is to eat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter (room temperature)
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- red food coloring
- royal blue food coloring
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla: Add the egg one at a time while beating well after each addition, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Divide dough: Remove the dough from the bowl and divide it into three equal sections.
- Shape white dough: Shape one piece of dough into a rectangle, wrap it in wax paper, and refrigerate.
- Color remaining dough: Color one portion of dough red and another blue using food coloring and mix until fully incorporated.
- Shape colored dough: Form both colored portions into rectangles between wax paper and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out colored dough: Roll out each colored dough into rectangles about 1/8-inch thick.
- Layering colors: Peel off wax paper from each layer, layer white on top of red, then place blue on top of white, and roll together.
- Roll into log: Roll tightly into a log and wrap in wax paper again, refrigerate for at least four hours or freeze for thirty minutes.
- Preheat oven & prepare baking sheets: Preheat your oven to 350ºF and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice cookies: Slice logs into rounds about 1/4-inch thick and arrange them on baking sheets.
- Bake cookies: Bake for approximately 9 to 11 minutes until pale golden, then let them cool.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg