Description
Christmas Pinwheel Cookies are a festive delight that combines buttery dough with a rich cream cheese filling, creating beautiful red and green swirls. These cookies not only bring joy to your holiday gatherings but also fill your kitchen with a warm, inviting aroma as they bake. Perfect for sharing or enjoying with a cozy drink, these treats are both nostalgic and visually stunning, making them a must-have this season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 8 oz cream cheese (full-fat)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Red and green food coloring
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Cream together softened butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add granulated sugar and vanilla extract; mix until smooth.
- Slowly incorporate sifted flour until just combined; avoid overmixing.
- Divide dough in half, adding red food coloring to one half and green to the other; knead until evenly colored.
- Roll each colored dough between parchment paper into rectangles about 1/4-inch thick.
- Layer the green rectangle on top of the red; roll tightly into a log shape.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Slice chilled log into 1/4-inch rounds.
- Bake on parchment-lined sheets for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden.
- Dust cooled cookies with powdered sugar before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (25g)
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg