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Cherry Chocolate Pinwheels Recipe


CHERRY CHOCOLATE PINWHEELS Recipe Eirika / All my dishes
1 year, 2 months ago
A wonderful icebox cookie, perfect for christmas cookie exchanges.
Prep:300m Cook:12m Servings:60

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons maraschino cherries, chopped finely and drained well
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup cocoa or Dutch- pressed cocoa
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons butter or margarine

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar together in large bowl until creamy.
  3. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
  4. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
  5. Add to butter mixture, beating until soft dough forms.
  6. Remove half of dough to medium bowl and blend in chopped cherries and almond extract.
  7. Add cocoa and melted butter to remaining dough, then blend well.
  8. Divide each dough in half.
  9. Refrigerate doughs, if necessary, until firm enough to handle.
  10. Between two pieces of waxed paper, roll one portion cherry dough into 8-inch square.
  11. Repeat procedure with one portion of chocolate dough.
  12. Remove top sheets of waxed paper and invert cherry dough onto
  13. chocolate dough.
  14. Peel off top sheet of waxed paper; use remaining
  15. bottom sheet of waxed paper as guide to lift and roll dough into log.
  16. Repeat procedure with remaining doughs.
  17. Wrap both rolls in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4-5 hours or until firm.
  18. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  19. Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  20. Bake 10-12 minutes or just until set.
  21. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool completely.

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