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Chocolate-Cherry Pinwheels

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  • Prep 2 hr 0 min
  • Total 5 hr 30 min
  • Servings 54
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Homemade holiday cookies! Who can resist--and why would you want to? Try a favorite chocolate and cherry combo rolled to sweet satisfaction.
Updated Nov 28, 2005
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1/4 cup maraschino cherries, finely chopped and drained on paper towels
  • 3 drops red food color
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt until well blended. Place half of dough in another medium bowl.
  • 2
    Beat almond extract, cherries and food color into half of dough. Divide cherry dough in half. Wrap each half of cherry dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until firm.
  • 3
    Beat vanilla, milk and cocoa into remaining plain dough. Divide chocolate dough in half. Wrap each half of chocolate dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until firm.
  • 4
    Place one part of chocolate dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper; roll into 10x7-inch rectangle. Repeat with one part of cherry dough. Refrigerate both about 30 minutes or until firm. Peel top sheets of waxed paper from both doughs. Turn cherry dough upside down onto chocolate dough; roll up doughs together, starting at long side, into a log. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours. Repeat with remaining parts of dough.
  • 5
    Heat oven to 350°F. Cut rolls of dough into 1/4-inch slices with sharp knife. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices 1 inch apart.
  • 6
    Bake 8 to 11 minutes or surface appears dull. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Cookie dough rolls can be wrapped and refrigerated for up to 24 hours before baking. To freeze cookie dough rolls, wrap in foil or freezerproof wrap. To thaw, let dough stand 15 to 30 minutes until easy to cut into slices.

Nutrition

70 Calories, 3g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 10g Total Carbohydrate, 4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
4%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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