Name: Poinsettia Pinwheel Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 1 cup confectioners' sugar -; 1 egg -; 2 to 3 drops red food coloring -; 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour -; 3/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 cup finely crushed red-hot candies -; Frosting: -; 1 cup confectioners' sugar -; 4 teaspoons milk -; Additional red-hot candies -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Poinsettia Pinwheel Cookies

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 1 cup confectioners' sugar -

3. 1 egg -

4. 2 to 3 drops red food coloring -

5. 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 3/4 teaspoon salt -

7. 1/4 cup finely crushed red-hot candies -

8. Frosting: -

9. 1 cup confectioners' sugar -

10. 4 teaspoons milk -

11. Additional red-hot candies -

How to cook deliciously - Poinsettia Pinwheel Cookies

1. Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg and food coloring. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in red-hots. Divide dough in half; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm.

2. Stage

On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of dough into a 12x10-in. rectangle. With a sharp knife or pastry wheel, cut dough into 2-in. squares. Place 1 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Cut through dough from each corner of square to within 1/2 in. of center. Fold alternating points of square to center to form a pinwheel; pinch gently at center to seal. Repeat with remaining dough.

3. Stage

Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Combine the confectioners' sugar and milk. Pipe 1/2 teaspoon frosting in center of each cookie; top with red-hot.