Pinwheel Pops
- 1-1/4 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla, orange, almond, lemon or coconut extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pink, orange and yellow gel food coloring
- Sprinkles
- Wooden skewers or pop sticks
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
- Divide dough into three portions. Tint each portion as desired with food coloring; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
- Between pieces of waxed paper, roll out each portion into a 12x6-in. rectangle. Remove pieces of waxed paper. Stack colored rectangles on top of each other to form one thick rectangle. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0. Unwrap and slice stacked rectangles crosswise, into 6x1/2-in. strips. Taper the ends of each strip; wrap strips around themselves to form coils. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased
- . Decorate with sprinkles along cookie edges. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set.
- Remove to wire racks to cool. While cookies are still soft, insert a wooden skewer or pop stick into each cookie.
butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, allpurpose, salt, baking powder, baking soda, coloring, sprinkles, skewers
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pinwheel-pops/ (may not work)