Halloween Pinwheel Cookies

How to make amazing Halloween Pinwheel Cookies

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Halloween Pinwheel Cookies

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 13

Refrigeration 1

Total Time 1 38

Servings

Calories 327kcal

Author Tammilee Tips

Equipment

Hand Mixer
Cookie Sheets
Parchment Paper

Ingredients

5 C All Purpose Flour
2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 ½ C Unsalted Butter
2 C White Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Black food coloring
Burgundy food coloring

Instructions

Cream the soft margarine with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
Add all 4 eggs at one time...Continue to mix.
Add the vanilla.. Continue mixing.
Sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.
Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
Divide the batter in half. Place batter in two separate bowls.
In bowl #1 add the Black gel food coloring. Make sure all of the batter is colored black.
In bowl #2 add the Burgundy gel food coloring. Making sure all of the batter is colored burgundy.
Remove each of the balls of colored batter from their bowls and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for at least one hour.
Select your main color which will be the outside roll of the pinwheel.
Flour 2 cutting boards and rolling pin.
Taking the primary color for your pinwheel cookies, toss some flour on it.
Using your flour coated rolling pin.. roll out the batter leaving it on the flour coated cutting board.
Taking your secondary colored batter, toss some flour on it, using the floured rolling pin roll out the batter.
Using a metal spatula to lift out that rolled out batter. Lay that batter on the top of your primary batter.
Using the rolling pin roll the two together...Cut away any extra batter.
Roll the combined chilled batter into one log.
Wrap the log with plastic wrap closing each of the ends.
Place in the freezer for about an hour.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Take out of the freezer, removing the plastic wrap, cutting the batter into 2 inch pieces, keeping the shape of a circle.
Place the cut slices on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet.
-Bake at 325 degrees for 13 minutes.
Cool.

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