Santa's Swirl Cookies

Santa's Swirl Cookies requires approximately 2 hours and 18 minutes from start to finish. For 51 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 190 calories. This recipe serves 36. This recipe is liked by 380 foodies and cooks. If you have all purpose flour, granulated sugar, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. It is brought to you by Renee's Kitchen Adventures. With a spoonacular score of 4%, this dish is very bad (but still fixable). If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Santa Cookies, Santa's Cookies, and Santa Cookies.

Servings: 36

Preparation duration: 130 minutes

Cooking duration: 8 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp. almond extract

1 large egg

1 cup granulated sugar

red, white and green nonpareils

1/2 tsp. salt

red and green colored sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Equipment:

hand mixer

bowl

baking sheet

plastic wrap

oven

wire rack

Cooking instruction summary:

In large bowl, cream butter, salt, and sugar together with an electric mixer. Add in egg and extracts. Mix in flour and beat until dough comes together. Divide dough in half. Roll out one of the halves into an 8 x 8" square and sprinkle sugars like patchwork. (see the photo in the text for reference). Roll up jelly-roll style then roll in nonpareils and wrap in tightly in plastic wrap. Repeat with other half of dough. Refrigerate rolls for 2 or more hours, or until very firm. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment. Remove plastic wrap from rolls and slice into 1/4" slices, then lay on prepared cookie sheets about 2" apart. Bake in oven for 6 -8 minutes or until edges just start to brown. Allow to rest on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

 

Step by step:


1. In large bowl, cream butter, salt, and sugar together with an electric mixer.

2. Add in egg and extracts.

3. Mix in flour and beat until dough comes together. Divide dough in half.

4. Roll out one of the halves into an 8 x 8" square and sprinkle sugars like patchwork. (see the photo in the text for reference).

5. Roll up jelly-roll style then roll in nonpareils and wrap in tightly in plastic wrap. Repeat with other half of dough. Refrigerate rolls for 2 or more hours, or until very firm. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.

6. Remove plastic wrap from rolls and slice into 1/4" slices, then lay on prepared cookie sheets about 2" apart.

7. Bake in oven for 6 -8 minutes or until edges just start to brown. Allow to rest on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.


Nutrition Information:

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189k Calories
1g Protein
5g Total Fat
33g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
189k
9%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
3g
24%

Carbohydrates
33g
11%

  Sugar
26g
30%

Cholesterol
18mg
6%

Sodium
35mg
2%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
2%

Selenium
3µg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Folate
16µg
4%

Vitamin A
165IU
3%

Vitamin B2
0.05mg
3%

Manganese
0.06mg
3%

Vitamin B3
0.52mg
3%

Iron
0.44mg
2%

Phosphorus
13mg
1%

Vitamin E
0.17mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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