Description
These Halloween Pinwheel Cookies are a festive treat perfect for any spooky celebration. With vibrant orange and black swirls, these cookies are not only visually appealing but also delicious. Fun to make and even more fun to eat, they are sure to be a hit at any Halloween gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coloring:
- Orange food coloring
- Black food coloring
- Optional Halloween sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until a dough forms.
- Color and Roll Dough: Divide the dough into two portions. Tint one portion orange and the other black with food coloring. Roll out each dough portion between parchment paper into rectangles of equal size.
- Assemble the Pinwheels: Carefully place one rectangle on top of the other, then roll up tightly into a log. Chill the dough log until firm.
- Bake: Preheat the oven, slice the chilled dough log into rounds, and bake until set.
- Decorate: Cool the cookies and decorate with Halloween sprinkles if desired.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly before slicing to maintain clean pinwheel shapes.
- You can use purple or green food coloring for a different color scheme.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
