Holiday Pinwheel Cookies

Name: Holiday Pinwheel Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 4-1/2 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough; 1/4 to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons red colored sugar; 3 tablespoons green colored sugar

Little helpers will have a blast helping to create these adorable pinwheels. They're an absolute cinch to make! —Karen Moore, Jacksonville, Florida

Ingredients

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/4 to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons red colored sugar
3 tablespoons green colored sugar

Directions

Let cookie dough stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften. On a floured surface, knead cookie dough and enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
Divide dough in half. Roll one portion on a sheet of waxed paper into a 12x7-in. rectangle. Sprinkle with red sugar. Using waxed paper, roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a short side, removing paper as you roll. Wrap in plastic. Repeat with remaining dough and green sugar. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Editor’s Note: This recipe was tested with Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough; results may vary when using a different product.

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whoareyou

Mar 20, 2013

F likes them
juliejl

Dec 13, 2012

I love the idea, the cookies were pretty good, but impossible to roll. Where did someone get the idea that little kids could do it?
Cheryl70

Dec 10, 2012

We tried this recipe teice didnt like the way it rolled up. The idea is nice, but the execution was awful
ukgirly

Dec 21, 2011

No matter what I tried this dough would not roll :(
ukgirly

Dec 20, 2011

Awful! Doesn't work at all :(
galedia

Dec 14, 2011

Adding the 1/2 cup flour made the dough to dry to roll, but when left out the refrigerated dough still wouldn't roll. I ended up making batches of sprinkle filled cookies that looked horrible and tasted store bought.