PINWHEELS AND CHECKERBOARDS
My mom used to make these cookies every Christmas, and I still love them. They are so colorful...and you can get two kinds of cookies from one dough! They're perfect for including in gift boxes.-Jill Heatwole, Pittsville, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 6 dozen pinwheel and 4 dozen checkerboard cookies.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough into four portions. Tint one portion red and one portion green. Stir chocolate into another portion. Wrap chocolate and plain portions in plastic; refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle., For pinwheel cookies, divide red and green portions in half. Roll out each portion between waxed paper into a 9x6-in. rectangle. Refrigerate 30 minutes. , Remove waxed paper. Place one green rectangle over a red rectangle. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; wrap in plastic. Repeat. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., For checkerboard cookies, divide plain and chocolate portions in half. Roll out each portion between waxed paper into a 6 4-in. rectangle. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into eight 1/2-in. strips. , Stack the strips in groups of four, alternating plain and chocolate strips and forming eight separate stacks. Form a four-stack block by alternating chocolate-topped and plain-topped stacks. Repeat. Press together gently. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 2 hours., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap and cut pinwheel and checkerboard dough into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 45 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
TROPICAL CHECKERBOARDS
Make and share this Tropical Checkerboards recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nurse_Corie
Categories Dessert
Time 5h
Yield 48 cookies, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- beat butter 30 seconds.
- beat in sugar, baking powder and salt.
- beat in egg and vanilla, beat in flour.
- divide dough in half.
- knead almond extract and orange food color in half. knead coconut extract and yellow food color in other half.
- shape each colored portion into rectanglar logs, 6 inches long by 2 inches wide. wrap each log in wax paper. chill 1 hour.
- cut each log length wise into 4 slices.
- alternating colors stack slices to form 2 four layor logs. press together to seal with wax paper. chill for 1 hour.
- place logs on cutting surface with solid color facing up. using a sharp knife cut each log lengthwise four times. stack four slices of dough making a checkerboard.
- Combine coconut and nuts, roll logs in mixture. chill for 1-2 hours.
- preheat oven to 375.
- slice logs 1/4 inch thick. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- bake 10-12 minutes.
- transfer to wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3509.8, Fat 197.6, SaturatedFat 111, Cholesterol 577.5, Sodium 1831.9, Carbohydrate 405.5, Fiber 15.2, Sugar 205.9, Protein 39
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