Red White and Blue Pinwheel Cookies
These Patriotic Pinwheel Cookies are so festive and fun! There is nothing like a Red, White and Blue cookie to bring smiles to the barbecue!
Servings: 20
Calories: 165kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 ½ sticks butter softened 1 ¼ cups
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- blue and red food coloring I used Americolor
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
- Slowly add flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Do not be afraid to use your hands to really get the dough blended.
- Split dough into thirds.
- Set one aside and separate the remaining two into separate bowls.
- Add red food coloring to one of the dough mixtures and use an electric mixer to adequately tint the dough.
- Repeat with the other third and blue food coloring.
- Roll out each color into a rectangle on wax paper as shown above.
- Layer the three colors of dough and refrigerate at least two hours.
- When ready, slice cookies and place on parchment paper on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 • for 9-11 minutes.
- Let cool completely before moving.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg