Christmas Pinwheels Recipe
- Cook Time: 4 Hours, 40 Minutes
- Yield: 48 cookies
Perfect for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 1/2 tsp Green Food Color
- 1/2 tsp Red Food Color
Directions
- Cream together butter and cream cheese; add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and egg; mix well. Mix together salt, baking powder, flour and ground almonds; add gradually to butter mixture. Divide in half and add red food coloring to one half and green food coloring to the other half. Chill for two hours.
- Roll each half of dough between wax paper into a 9 x 12-inch rectangle. Remove one sheet wax paper from each rectangle. Lay one layer of dough on top of the other and press together. Remove wax paper from the top of dough. Roll up dough tightly beginning with a long side, removing the wax paper on the bottom as you roll. Chill for at least 4 hours.
- Heat oven to 400º F. Cut the roll of dough into 1/8- inch thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
