Chocolate Pinwheels
Serves: 2
Roxane Raynor
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
65
Spice
53
Sweetness
55
Sourness
33
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter3 cup
White Sugar2 tsps
Vanilla Extract1
Egg1.75 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
SaltDirections:
1
Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy
2
Beat in the egg
3
Melt chocolate chips over a double boiler or in a bowl in a microwave oven
4
Stir until smooth
5
Let cool
6
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together
7
Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir well
8
Divide dough in half
9
To one half add the melted chocolate and stir until well combined
10
To Make Pinwheels: On waxed paper roll out each half of the dough into 12x10 inch rectangle
11
Brush one layer with milk and place the other layer on top
12
Peel off waxed paper and roll up like a jelly roll
13
Chill dough thoroughly
14
To Make Half and Half: Make two rolls, 2 inches thick
15
One plain and one chocolate
16
Wrap in waxed paper and chill
17
Cut each roll in half lengthwise
18
Brush cut edges with milk
19
Press plain and chocolate halves together to make rolls
20
Wrap in waxed paper and chill again
21
Slice cookies thinly and bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes