Description
Perfect for summer & patriotic celebrations, these 4th of July cookies are simple pinwheel cookies, with a patriotic twist! These are awesome if you want to make stable desserts (i.e. don’t melt in the heat), or take it easy on heavy ingredients, but still want an impressive dessert.
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- Red and blue food coloring (I used a combination of Wilton no-taste red, and generic blue liquid food coloring)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together
- In a larger mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light
- Beat in egg, vanilla, and milk
- Add flour mixture, and beat until smooth
- separate the cookie dough into thirds
- Add about ½ an ounce of Wilton no-taste red food coloring to one third, and 20-30 drops of liquid blue, or ¼ ounce of Wilton blue gel color to another third and stir them until well combined. In order to make the cookie dough truly red, you need to add quite a big of food coloring, so if the dough seems thinner than it was, go ahead and add 1-2 tablespoons more of flour. You need a dough that will roll out well.
- Roll each third of dough on a lightly floured piece of parchment paper to aout ⅜ inch thick, and 8×12 inches
- Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes
- Preheat oven to 325º
- Remove cookie dough from refrigerator
- Lay one sheet on your work surface, and flip a second sheet on top, peeling off the parchment paper. Repeat with the third sheet.
- Roll cookie dough as tightly as possible so there are no gaps between the layers, making a 12 (or so) inch long log
- Use floss to cut ⅓-½ inch thick cookies. You can use a knife, but it will flatten the bottom side of the cookie.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet, and bake about ten minutes, until cookies are set, but not browned.
- Remove from oven, and let cool
- Prep Time: 20
- Chill Time: 30
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
