Pinwheel Cookies

It’s been many years since I baked these pinwheel cookies.  I e'er brand therefore much fudge together with toffee to range away that I’ve somehow stopped baking around of my traditional household unit of measurement favorites.  The 2nd I sunk my teeth into this cookie, the memories became therefore clear.  It’s funny how tastes together with smells tin accept you to a different place together with time.  My mom e'er made these cookies each together with every Christmas.  I intend she made them by together with large for my oldest blood brother (I conduct maintain three) precisely I loved them too!  Well blood brother John, if nosotros didn’t alive 1,500 miles away from each other I would last inclined to portion a few amongst you!

 You’ll take away solid soil nuts or shredded coconut, sugar, cocoa, Pet milk, cake flour, shortening, an egg yolk, together with vanilla.

 This recipe must last every bit quondam every bit I am – or every bit quondam as my blood brother 🙂

 Combine 1 loving cup solid soil nuts (I used pecans), two tablespoons cocoa together with 1/4 loving cup granulated sugar.

 Blend inwards 3 tablespoons Pet milk.  Mix well.  Set the chocolate, nut mixture aside spell preparing the dough.

 Sift earlier criterion the cake flour.  Sift plenty for 1 1/2 cups.  Re-sift the flour amongst 1/2 teaspoon salt.

 Using a mixer, cream together 1/4 loving cup shortening together with 1/2 loving cup sugar.  Mix until lite together with fluffy.  Beat inwards 1 egg yolk.  Add the flour mixture alternately amongst a mixture of two tablespoons Pet milk together with 1 teaspoon vanilla.  Begin together with terminate amongst the flour mixture.  Mix until shine subsequently each addition.

Turn the dough out onto lightly floured wax paper.  Form into a rectangular roll.

 Yes you’re right.  I nevertheless conduct maintain a slight obsession amongst my rolling pin.  I’m cutting dorsum – really!

 Roll the dough into a canvas 8×10 inches.

 Spread the chocolate & nut mixture on transcend of the dough.

 Leave a i inch margin on each 10-inch side.

 With the aid of the wax paper, gyre upwardly similar a jelly roll.

 Wrap inwards the wax newspaper together with freeze until firm.

Slice together with bake baby!

 Cut the cookies into 1/8 inch slices.  Bake at 375 degrees on a Silpat mat or parchment lined cookie sheet.  Bake for close 8 minutes or until lightly chocolate-brown on the bottom of the cookie.

 Cool for a infinitesimal together with therefore transfer cookies to a wire rack.  Once cool store inwards a sealed container.

These are therefore pretty together with real tasty cookies.  I promise they operate i of your household unit of measurement favorites too.

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Pinwheel Cookies

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

8 mins

Total Time

8 mins

 

A household unit of measurement favorite for to a greater extent than than fifty years

Course:

Cookie, Holiday

Servings: 4 dozen

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the chocolate filling:

• 
  1
  cup
  ground pecans or shredded coconut
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  cocoa
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  sugar
  


• 
  3
  tablespoons
  evaporated milk
  

For the cookie dough:

• 
  1 1/2
  cups
  cake flour
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  soft vegetable shortening (like Crisco)
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  sugar
  


• 
  1
  egg yolk
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  evaporated milk
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  vanilla
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Mix together the chopped pecan, cocoa together with 1/4 loving cup sugar. Blend inwards 3 tablespoons Pet milk. Set aside spell preparing the dough.
   
   


2. 
   
   Sift cake flour earlier measuring. Resift 1 1/2 cups cake flour amongst 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside. Cream together the shortening together with 1/2 loving cup carbohydrate until lite together with fluffy. Beat inwards 1 egg yolk. Add the flour mixture alternately amongst a mixture of two tablespoons pet milk together with 1 teaspoon vanilla. Begin together with terminate amongst the flour mixture. Mix until shine subsequently each addition. Turn out dough on a lightly floured piece of wax paper. Roll into a rectangular canvas 8x10 inches. Spread amongst the chocolate nut mixture leaving a i inch margin on each 10-inch side. With the aid of the wax paper, gyre upwardly similar a jelly roll. Wrap inwards the wax newspaper together with freeze until firm.
   
   


3. 
   
   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the dough into 1/8 inch slices. Place the cookies on a Silpat Mat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for close 8 minutes or until the bottom is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack together with store inwards an airtight container. Yield: four dozen cookies.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Recipe from my mom

I’m getting out of the kitchen for the residual of the calendar week together with into the Mall!  I conduct maintain a feeling I’ll last out in that location shopping amongst all the husbands together with boyfriends that waited until the in conclusion minute.  So I desire to wishing you lot together with your household unit of measurement a real Merry Christmas!  I’ll last dorsum Mon amongst the in conclusion together with concluding pie of 2011.

Take tending together with I promise you lot conduct maintain a blessed, safe, memorable vacation amongst your loved ones.  Thanks therefore much for stopping by!

Merry Christmas

Tricia

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