Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1.33 cups butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.67 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoons red food coloring , or as needed
• 0.25 teaspoons green food coloring , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a bowl. Resift again into another bowl.

3. 3

   Beat the butter with the brown and white sugars in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.

4. 4

   Gradually stir in the flour mixture until evenly blended.

5. 5

   Gather the dough into a ball, and divide into two equal parts. Place one half in a second bowl. Add red food coloring to the dough in one bowl, and green food coloring to the dough in the other bowl. Use a fork or wooden spoon to blend the food coloring into the dough until evenly blended. Add additional drops of food coloring to reach your desired shade, if needed.

6. 6

   Roll out the red dough to 1/4 inch (5mm) thickness. Roll out the green dough to 1/4 inch (5mm) thickness, and place on top of the red dough. Beginning on one edge, roll the doughs to make a log so the two colors spiral inside each other.

7. 7

   Wrap the log in waxed paper, then in a cotton towel, and refrigerate at least 8 hours.

8. 8

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Unwrap the dough log, and place on a clean, lightly floured surface. Slice the log into rounds 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick, and place on prepared baking sheets.

9. 9

   Bake in preheated oven until set, 5 to 6 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent edges from browning. Remove from oven, and cool on racks.