Pinwheel Cookies

 

Made these cookies during these Christmas holidays. These fun cookies with chocolate and vanilla swirls are fun to make. These are delicious and perfect for Christmas parties. Though the rolling is a bit difficult, it is worth making these for a nice treat. You can also pack for lunch box.

Ingredients

2 cups All Purpose Flour / Maida

1/2 cup  Cocoa Powder

1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

1  cup + 2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter 

2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence

1/2 teaspoon Salt 

Directions

1. In a bowl add vanilla essence to flour and mix it well. Whisk 1 cup of butter at room temperature. Add powdered sugar mix it well. No need to salt salt if you are using salted butter. Now add flour 1 cup at a time and knead it well.

2. Divide the dough into 2 portions, one slightly bigger than the other.  In another bowl whisk 2 tablespoons of butter at room temperature then add cocoa powder. Mix these well.

3. Now add the small ball of dough to this and mix it. Now wrap these vanilla and chocolate dough balls in plastic wrap keep it in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

4. Take them the dough balls out and roll the vanilla dough on a wax paper( or on foil ) into a rectangle. Do the same for chocolate dough. Flip the rolled chocolate dough onto vanilla dough, peel the wax paper (foil) off. Cut the edges. Use these cut edges to make marble cookies (Step 6).Now gently roll the dough so that both the layers are adhered.

5. Now the tough part. Gently and tightly roll the sheets from one side like a log. While rolling use the foil or wax paper press the log to get proper shape. Cut the log into 1/4 inch thick slices. Preheat the oven for 5 minutes at 160 degrees . Place a baking sheet on baking tray and then place these cookies on the tray. Bake them for 10 minutes.

6. We are left with some pieces of vanilla and chocolate dough after cutting the rectangle sheets. Make a dough ball with that. Take small portions, place on baking tray, press them down and bake them for 10 minutes. You also made marble cookies now.

7. Store them at room temperature in a cookie jar or airtight container if they are any left.
   Good thing about making cookies is after rolling the dough into log you can freeze them and whenever you are ready to bake , take them out of freezer slice them and bake. Enjoy your parties with these delicious cookies.