Description
These vibrant Christmas Pinwheel Cookies feature festive red, green, and white swirls that make them the ultimate holiday showstoppers—soft, nostalgic, and perfect for cookie exchanges or gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Red gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
- Red sanding sugar
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar for 3–4 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda, then mix into wet ingredients on low speed.
- Divide dough into three equal portions. Tint one red, one green, and leave one plain.
- Wrap each portion and chill for 1 hour.
- Roll each dough between parchment into 7-inch squares; chill 15 minutes.
- Trim edges, stack dough layers, then roll tightly into a log. Pinch seams closed.
- Roll log in red sanding sugar. Wrap and freeze 1 hour.
- Slice dough into 1/4-inch cookies and place 1 inch apart on lined sheets.
- Bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes. Cool on sheet 1 minute, then transfer to wire rack.
Notes
Keep dough cold at every step to maintain clean, defined pinwheel swirls and prevent spreading during baking.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: christmas pinwheel cookies, swirl cookies, holiday cookies, festive cookies