Black and White Pinwheels

A delicious buttery cookie that is made in two parts and put together to create a black and white pinwheel cookie. This recipe came from my grandmother, she used to worked in bakeries and at logging camps cooking and baking.

• Calories: 116 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

Step 3

Blend together the butter and the sugar, beat in the egg yolk, milk and vanilla. Add the flour mixture. Mix to combine.

Step 4

Divide dough into two parts. Leave one part buttery and yellow, the other half is to have melted chocolate chips added to it. (Melt in microwave or over boiling water in double boiler being very careful not to scorch or burn). Chill both halves of the dough.

Step 5

Roll out the black and white sections separately, each between two sheets of waxed paper. Roll into rectangles with 1/4 inch thickness. Place black on white roll together as tough rolling a jelly roll, removing center wax paper as you go. Shape into uniform roll. Chill dough for up to one hour.

Step 6

Slice chilled dough into 1/8 inch thick slices. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 7 minutes.