Description
A simple recipe for colorful, swirled sugar cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1/4 teaspoon blue food coloring
- 1/4 teaspoon green food coloring
Instructions
- Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the dough into four equal parts.
- Leave one part plain. Add red coloring to the second part, blue to the third, and green to the fourth. Mix each colored portion until the color is uniform.
- On plastic wrap, roll each dough portion into a rectangle approximately 1/4 inch thick.
- Place the plain dough rectangle on top of one colored dough rectangle. Repeat with the remaining colors, layering them on top of each other.
- Tightly roll the layered dough stack into a log. Wrap the log in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice the chilled dough log into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
- Place the slices about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Do not overmix the dough after adding the flour.
- Chill the dough for the full 2 hours for easier slicing.
- You can use any combination of food coloring you prefer.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 45
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 25
Keywords: pinwheel cookies, sugar cookies, colorful cookies, easy cookies, rolled cookies