Easy Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
Easy Christmas Pinwheel Cookies soft cinnamon-swirled sugar cookies rolled into festive spirals and baked until golden at the edges.
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Cinnamon Swirl
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Optional Decoration
- Pearl sugar or colored sugar sprinkles
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Beat butter and sugar until pale and airy.
- Mix in egg and vanilla until smooth.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture to form soft dough.
- Divide dough, wrap, and chill 30 minutes.
- Mix melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon for filling.
- Roll each dough portion into 10×8-inch rectangles, ¼-inch thick.
- Spread cinnamon mixture on one rectangle, top with second, and press gently.
- Roll into a log, pinch seam, wrap, and chill 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F; slice log into ¼-inch rounds and place on baking sheet.
- Bake 10–12 minutes; cool on sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.