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Valentine's Pinwheel Cookies (A Silpat Review)

basic sugar cookie recipe that can be shaped, colored, cut and decorated for any occasion.
Course Cookies
Prep Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 59 minutes
Servings 2 dozen
Author adapted from Liz Vickery's Mom's Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 25 drops red food coloring
  • 1 cup sprinkles optional

Instructions

FOR THE WHITE DOUGH:

  • Cream 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in mixing bowl.
  • Mix 2 eggs and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla together and add to mixing bowl. Mix.
  • In a separate bowl add 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda together.
  • Add to mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Roll dough into ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

FOR THE PINK DOUGH:

  • Cream 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in mixing bowl.
  • Mix 2 eggs and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla together and add to mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl add 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda together.
  • Add to mixing bowl and mix well.
  • Drop in 25 drops of red food coloring and continue to mix till incorporated.
  • Roll dough into ball, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

TO MAKE PINWHEELS:

  • Sprinkle counter top with flour. Roll out white dough into a rectangle.
  • Roll out pink dough into a rectangle and place on top of white dough.
  • Working at the short end roll dough tightly. Press in the seem. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes (this will resemble a cake roll.)
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 cookie sheets with your Silpat.
  • Cut roll into 24 cookies. Place on cookie sheets and bake for 9 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool and ENJOY!