“Peppermint Candy” Pinwheel Cookies
Peppermint flavored red and white sugar cookie dough is rolled together to form a jelly roll then sliced into 1/4 inch slices. Baked to perfection and wrapped in individual cellophane twisted together on both ends forming a wrapped peppermint candy.
- Prep Time: 35 min + 3 hour freeze
- Cook Time: 7 min + 25 min cool
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 4 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert- Christmas Cookie
- Method: Baking + Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla
1–3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 drop red food coloring gel – add more if desired
Garnish:
Cellophane wrap and twist ties
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts, beating until well blended.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to cream mixture, beating on low speed to blend.
- Divide dough in half equally. Roll 1 portion of dough into a 12- 8-inch rectangle on a piece of floured plastic wrap or silpat baking mat.
- Wearing rubber gloves, add red food gel to remaining dough kneading until combined and desired color. Roll this dough into 12×8-inch rectangle.
- Invert un tinted dough using plastic wrap as a guide over red tinted dough. Remove plastic wrap and roll doughs together to form a jelly roll shaped log. Roll into log starting on long side of dough. Wrap and freeze 3 hours or up to one month.
Baking:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside until oven is heated.
- Remove from freezer and plastic wrap, slice log into 1 /4-inch slices. Place on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
- Bake at 350 for 7 minutes. Do not over brown. Allow to cool on baking sheet up to 25 minutes.
Notes
- When ready to bake cookies, cut on both ends of log so you can see the swirl, press the cookie into a round shape if necessary to resemble a peppermint candy.
- Do not over bake the cookies. Cookie will continue bake after removing from oven.
- Allow to cool before removing from baking sheet for best results. They are soft cookies when warm but will harden up a bit after cooling.
- Recipe inspired by Southern Living December 08.
Find it online: https://lizbushong.com/peppermint-candy-pinwheel-cookies/
