Description
Put a spin on your holidays with these bright swirls! This Peppermint Pinwheel recipe makes rich-tasting cookies with a minty surprise that everyone will love!
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (optional)
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour (plus more for rolling)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- red food coloring
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and optional peppermint extract until combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt.
- Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture
- Divide dough in half and dye half red with the food dye
- On a clean, floured surface, roll each dough out into a rectangle approximately 1/4” thick, and then layer the red dough on top of the undid dough.
- Roll the doughs up in a log form and then wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and cut the cookies in 1/4” thick circles. (Discard the uneven ends.)
- Place the cut cookies on the prepared cookie sheets and bake for 8-12 minutes, until just slightly golden