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Easy Pinwheel Cookies

These pinwheel cookies are easier to make that you think and they taste heavenly
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Refrigeration time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond cookies, christmas cookies, diwali recipes, eggless cookies, pinwheel cookies
Servings: 30

Ingredients

  • 125 gram/1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp almond essence
  • 1&1/3 cup cake wheat flour or all purpose flour you may not require all of it
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • pink food colouring
  • sprinkles

Instructions

  • Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Mix in the almond essence
  • Add the baking powder and slowly add in the flour, little bits at a time. You may not require all of the flour. You need to make a soft, pliable dough
  • Divide the dough into 2 pieces. If you have a scale you can weigh it to ensure the size is equal
  • Roll out each piece, about 20cm x 17cm rectangular shape on parchment paper. You can dust some flour if difficult to roll out. Place the pink piece on top of the white piece. You can give it a quick, gentle roll with the rolling pin
  • Using the parchment paper roll into a swiss roll shape. It may crack a little. Roll it back and forth gently to even it out and fill out any cracks
  • You can brush the log lightly with some water or milk and roll it into the sprinkles so all sides are evenly covered. Spread the sprinkles on some parchment paper and gently roll all sides
  • Wrap the dough with the parchment paper or cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes
  • Remove from refrigerator. Cut off the uneven edges and cut the logs into 1cm thick rounds. Place the cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate for another 15 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until the cookies are slightly brown
  • Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container once completely cool

Notes

  1. Please ensure your dough is not too stiff or hard as it will be difficult to roll out. You need a soft pliable dough therefore all the flour may not be required
  2. You can use vanilla essence instead of the almond essence or any other flavoring you prefer
  3. The sprinkles is optional, you can leave it out if you wish
  4. You can use any colour food colouring you prefer
  5. Refrigerating the dough prevents it from spreading in the oven