Christmas Pinwheel Cookies Recipe
These festive Christmas pinwheel cookies feature vibrant red and green swirls in every slice, creating stunning holiday spirals. Soft buttery dough with crisp edges bakes up in 12 minutes, perfect for cookie exchanges and Santa trays.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Red gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
- 1/4 cup red sanding sugar
- 1/4 cup green sanding sugar
Instructions
- 1. Beat butter and sugar until creamy, 3-4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
- 2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix into butter mixture.
- 3. Divide dough into thirds. Color one red, one green, leave one plain. Wrap and chill 1 hour.
- 4. Roll each portion into 8×12-inch rectangle between parchment sheets.
- 5. Stack green, plain, then red dough. Roll tightly into log. Brush with corn syrup and roll in sanding sugars.
- 6. Chill log 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice 1/4-inch thick. Bake 10-12 minutes.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to maintain pinwheel shape.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant color without thinning dough.
- Store airtight up to 1 week or freeze dough log.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: christmas pinwheel cookies, holiday swirl cookies, red green cookies