Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
Beautiful, swirled chocolate and vanilla cookies with a buttery texture and perfect pinwheel pattern.
Print Pin Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 160kcal
Cost: $6–$8
Equipment
- 1 Stand mixer or electric mixer For creaming butter and sugar
- 2 Mixing bowls One for vanilla, one for chocolate dough
- 1 Measuring cups and spoons Accurate measurement of ingredients
- 1 Rolling pin For rolling out dough
- 1 Parchment paper To roll and layer dough
- 1 Sharp knife For slicing dough log
- 2 Baking sheets For baking cookies
- 1 Wire rack For cooling cookies
- 1 Plastic wrap To chill dough logs
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour Sifted
- 1 cup Unsalted butter Softened
- ¾ cup Granulated sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder For chocolate dough
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Powdered sugar Optional, for dusting
- 1 tablespoon Milk or heavy cream If dough is too dry
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
- Beat in egg and vanilla
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt
- Divide dough and add cocoa to half
- Chill dough for 2 hours
- Roll both doughs into rectangles
- Stack, roll into log
- Chill log for 4 hours
- Slice and bake at 350°F for 10–12 min
- Cool on rack
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 35g | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.8mg