Christmas Swirl Cookies
Swirl Cookies are always a favorite whenever I take them to a friend or family gathering. They shouldn’t miss the Christmas cookie platter as they are simply irresistable.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp (10g) vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cup (320g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp (2g) salt
- Red food coloring
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about 3-5 minutes until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Incorporate the flour and salt using a spatula or wooden spoon.
- Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Add red food coloring to one piece and green food coloring to another.
- Wrap the three pieces of dough in plastic wrap and shape each into a rectangle.
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Roll green dough into a 9×12 inch (23x30cm) rectangle over a parchment paper. Use flour to make sure the rolling pin doesn't stick.
- Roll vanilla/white dough into a 9×12 inch (23x30cm) rectangle over a parchment paper. Use flour to make sure the rolling pin doesn't stick.
- Roll red dough into a 9×12 inch (23x30cm) rectangle over a parchment paper. Use flour to make sure the rolling pin doesn't stick.
- Flip the vanilla dough on top of the green dough.
- Flip the red dough on top of the vanilla dough.
- Roll up into a log, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice the log into ¼ inch (6mm) thick cookies. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets leaving space between them.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until slightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Cool completely on cooling rack.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie out of 40Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 11.2gProtein: 1gFat: 4.9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 23mgSugar: 5.1g