Chocolate and Orange Pinwheel Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 4 teaspoons orange zest, minced
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 12 cup powdered sugar
- 14 cup orange juice
- FOR THE BASE: In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese & sugar, then add the egg, orange zest & vanilla, mixing well.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour & salt, then add this to the creamed mixture & mix well.
- Cover & chill for 4 hours or until firm.
- FOR THE FILLING: Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine all the filling ingredients, then cook & stir over low heat until smooth.
- Set aside to cool.
- Once the base dough has chilled AND the filling has cooled, on a floured surface, divide the dough in half; roll each half into a 12-inch by 10-inch rectangle.
- Spread each rectangle with half of the cooled filling, then carefully roll up into a tight jelly roll & wrap each roll in waxed paper.
- Chill overnight.
- The next day, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F & set out several baking sheets.
- Remove waxed paper from the rolls & cut the rolls into 1/4-inch thick slices, placing the slices on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned, then remove the cookies to wire racks to cool.
unsalted butter, cream cheese, sugar, egg, orange zest, vanilla, flour, salt, semisweet chocolate chips, cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-and-orange-pinwheel-cookies-458908 (may not work)