CHERRY PINWHEEL COOKIES
A crisp, light textured cookie with a mild cherry flavor will add great color to your holiday cookie tray.-Jenn Reagan, Maple Valley, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield about 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour., Divide dough in half. Add cherry extract to 1 half and tint red. Knead almonds into remaining half. Wrap each half; refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm enough to roll., On a baking sheet, roll each portion between 2 sheets of waxed paper into a 15x8-in. rectangle. Refrigerate 30 minutes., Remove waxed paper. Place almond rectangle on top of cherry rectangle. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Roll in coarse sugar; wrap securely. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 67mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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Troy Levale
[email protected]These cookies are perfect for a holiday cookie exchange.
Jamshaid Dogar
[email protected]I love the combination of cherries and almonds in these cookies.
Pholani Nkanyiso
[email protected]These cookies are a great way to use up leftover cherry pie filling.
Alauddin Hossain
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the dough to roll out evenly, but other than that, these cookies were easy to make.
Naveed Ansari
[email protected]These cookies are a little too sweet for my taste, but they're still very good.
Vernon Albert Rosen
[email protected]I made these cookies for my family and they loved them! They said they were the best cookies I've ever made.
Israa
[email protected]These cookies are a bit time-consuming to make, but they're definitely worth the effort. They're so beautiful and delicious.
Carlos Pechaj
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of cherry desserts, but I really enjoyed these cookies. The cherry filling is sweet and tart, and the cookie dough is soft and chewy.
Julie Cain
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make and they always turn out perfect. I love that I can make them ahead of time and freeze them.
Sk jiven Jiven
[email protected]I made these cookies for a bake sale and they sold out in minutes! Everyone loved them.
Hana nuor Nuor
[email protected]These cherry pinwheel cookies were a hit at my holiday party! They're so festive and delicious.