Peppermint Pinwheels
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 12 cups sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
- 12 teaspoon red food coloring
- 14 cup finely crushed peppermint stick candy
- 14 cup sugar
- Mix butter, sugar, eggs and flavoring.
- Mix flour salt and blend in thoroughly.
- Divide dough in half.
- Blend food coloring into 1 half.
- Chill both halves until firm.
- On a lightly floured board, roll the plain half into a 12-inch square.
- Roll the red half the same size and lay on top of the plain dough.
- Roll the double-layered dough gently until about 1/4-inch thick.
- Roll up like a jelly roll and chill one hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice cookies 1/4 inch thick.
- Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake 9 minutes or until lightly browned.
- While still warm, brush with egg-white glaze (1 egg white combined with 2 tablespoons water) and sprinkle with peppermint candy and sugar.
unsalted butter, powdered sugar, egg, flour, salt, vanilla, red food coloring, peppermint stick, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peppermint-pinwheels-276341 (may not work)