Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

These fabulous red, white, and blue cookies are perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic holiday. Whether you are packing a picnic, having a backyard BBQ, or want something special to take to an Independence Day gathering, these terrific cookies – that can be frozen (raw) for up to three months prior to baking – are what your holiday celebration needs!

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe Notes:

● Use parchment paper when baking as wax paper might burn.

● Use gels, not food coloring to achieve the colors. You want the red and white to be very bright and vivid, and gel is a better choice than food coloring.

● These are slice and bake cookie which means…

● Once the three layers of dough are together, the sprinkles on, and the dough log is tightly wrapped in plastic, you can freeze the dough for up to 3 months before baking. That makes these a terrific slice and bake cookie.

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Ingredients:

● 2½ cups All-purpose Flour
● 1½ tsp Baking Powder
● ¼ tsp Salt
● 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened (2 sticks)
● 1½ cups Sugar
● 1 large Egg
● 2 tsp Pure Almond Extract
● Red Gel Food Color
● Blue Gel Food Color
● Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Mise en Place:

● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Spatula
● Parchment Paper
● Stand Mixer
● Plastic Wrap
● Rolling Pin
● Knife
● Baking Sheet
● Wire Rack

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Instructions:

● Sift together 2½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside.

● In a separate bowl, using a stand mixer, cream 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) and 1½ cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

● Add the egg and almond extract and beat dough until smooth.

● Gradually add the sifted flour and fold in.

● Divide the cookie dough into 3 different bowls.

● Add few drops of red gel coloring to one bowl and few drops of blue get color another bowl. Leave the third bowl as is.
● Mix the dough well to incorporate the colors. You should have a bright red and bright blue colored dough and one white dough.

● Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

● Cut three lengths of parchment paper, once for the red dough, one for the white dough, and one for the blue dough.
● Remove the chilled dough from the 1½ cups and roll out the dough on 3 different parchment papers.

● Take the parchment with the red rolled dough. This is the bottom layer.
● Carefully flip the white layer on top of the red layer. Gently peel off the parchment.
● Finally, flip the blue layer on top the white layer and peel away the parchment.

● Now, roll the dough as tightly as possible into a log.

● Add the sprinkles in a large plate and roll the log in the sprinkles, so that they adhere to the dough.

● Wrap the red, white, and blue dough in a plastic wrap and let it chill for at least 2 hours to overnight. You can freeze the log at this stage for up to 3 months.

● Whenever ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
● Slice the log into ¼” rounds.

● Lay on the parchment paper.

● Bake for 10 minutes in the 350°F preheated oven.

● Transfer the red, white and blue cookies to a wire baking to a cooling completely.

Yield: 36 cookies

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

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These fabulous red, white, and blue cookies are perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic holiday. Whether you are packing a picnic, having a backyard BBQ, or want something special to take to an Independence Day gathering, these terrific cookies - that can be frozen (raw) for up to three months prior to baking - are what your holiday celebration needs!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2½ cups All-purpose Flour
• 1½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1½ cups Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 2 tsp Pure Almond Extract
• Red Gel Food Color
• Blue Gel Food Color
• Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles

Instructions

1. Sift together 2½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, cream 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) and 1½ cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the egg and almond extract and beat dough until smooth.
4. Gradually add the sifted flour and fold in.
5. Divide the cookie dough into 3 different bowls.
6. Add few drops of red gel coloring to one bowl and few drops of blue get color another bowl. Leave the third bowl as is.
7. Mix the dough well to incorporate the colors. You should have a bright red and bright blue colored dough and one white dough.
8. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
9. Cut three lengths of parchment paper, once for the red dough, one for the white dough, and one for the blue dough.
10. Remove the chilled dough from the 1½ cups and roll out the dough on 3 different parchment papers.
11. Take the parchment with the red rolled dough. This is the bottom layer.
12. Carefully flip the white layer on top of the red layer. Gently peel off the parchment.
13. Finally, flip the blue layer on top the white layer and peel away the parchment.
14. Now, roll the dough as tightly as possible into a log.
15. Add the sprinkles in a large plate and roll the log in the sprinkles, so that they adhere to the dough.
16. Wrap the red, white, and blue dough in a plastic wrap and let it chill for at least 2 hours to overnight. You can freeze the log at this stage for up to 3 months.
17. Whenever ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
18. Slice the log into ¼" rounds.
19. Lay on the parchment paper covered cookie sheet.
20. Bake for 10 minutes in the 350°F preheated oven.
21. Transfer the red, white and blue cookies to a wire baking to a cooling completely.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 112Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 39mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g

If you would like more holiday cookie recipes, try these:

● Homemade Star Cookies Recipe – A fun and festive star cookie treat, perfect for summer picnics, Independence Day celebrations and more! This delicious vanilla dough and accompanying vanilla frosting recipe will have your friends and family gobbling up these tasty Homemade Star Cookies!

● Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe – these are awesome because you decide on the colors!

● Chocolate Chip Slice and Bake Cookies Recipe – Make your own chocolate chip slice and bake cookies with this easy to put together slice and bake cookies recipe! This tasty chocolate chip slice and bake cookies recipe is simple to make and can be customized for any holiday or occasion. This is an easy recipe that looks beautiful and tastes fabulous!

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