Vic’s Tricks To…Cookie Pinwheels

We’re back with another holiday cookie recipe!

This one is a favorite, not only because they are SO FESTIVE, but because they use Vic’s Tricks To…The STAPLE Vanilla Cookie Dough.

You can find all my holiday cookie recipes here: Vic’s Tricks To…Christmas Cookies

These cookies are super simple, but take a bit of chilling time, so plan appropriately. But that also means these are perfect to make-ahead!

Using the same dough in many ways and proper planning is the key to Christmas cookie success!

But don’t think these are holiday exclusive!!! I make these with my fave NFL teams colors on game day too! The possibilities for these are truly endless…

Preheat oven to 350°.

Make Vic’s STAPLE vanilla cookie dough:

Take 1 cup sugar and 1 cup softened butter and mix until completely combined and kinda fluffy.

Add in an egg and 2 tsp of vanilla and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine 2 and 3/4 cup of flour and 1 tsp of baking powder, then add that mixture, 1 cup at a time, until mixed. It will be pretty stiff.

Empty the contents out onto some parchment and use your hands to bring the dough together into a ball.

Divide the dough in half and add half back into the mixing bowl. Add the food coloring of your choice. I use Wilton gel and you can see how much I added below, but it’s totally up to your own preference on the color boldness.

Re-run the mixer until the color is evenly dispersed. Remove to a sheet of parchment paper and repeat with the second color.

Divide each color dough in half, so you have two dough balls of each color. Place each ball between two sheets of parchment and roll out until about 1/4 inch thick. It doesn’t have to be a perfect shape, but try make each sheet the same size.

Place the sheets into the freezer for 10 mins.

Remove from the freezer, place one of each color dough on top of each other, and roll them together longways.

Vic Trick: I like to keep one sheet of parchment on the bottom layer to help me roll. You can use it to help pull the dough with one hand while the other rolls it.

Roll it all the way and twist the ends to tighten. Repeat with the other two sheets and put both logs into the freezer for 20 mins or the fridge until you’re ready to bake.

Vic Trick: I like to alternate which color goes on top to make them look a little more interesting! (I only did one for these photos tho).

Remove from the freezer/fridge and remove the parchment paper. Cut the dough into slices about 1 inch thick. I got about 16 slices per log, not including the little ends.

Place them onto a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 mins or until the edges start to turn very slightly brown.

And that is it!!!! LOOK AT THOSE SPIRALS!!!

The cookies are just plain vanilla, but you could add 1 tsp of the extract of your choice (like almond or cherry or peppermint) to make them a different flavor!

I like to dust them with powdered sugar to give them a little extra oomph.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

Happy Eating!