Anisette Holiday Pinwheel
A festive anise flavored holiday cookie. So fun and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups (338g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp anise extract
- red food coloring
- holiday nonpareils
Instructions
- sift together flour, baking powder, salt and set aside
- cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy
- add egg and anise extract
- add dry ingredients until well combined
- divide dough in to two equal portions
- color ½ of the dough with red food coloring (use as much food coloring as you want to get to your desired shade of red)
- wrap each ball of dough tightly in plastic wrap and chill for 30 min
- roll out each dough ball into a 12"x 8" rectangle, lay on top of each other gently press together
- roll up starting with the 12" side tightly into a log, wrap back into plasic and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight
- preheat oven to 350°, line cookie sheets with parchment paper
- using a sharp knift slice into ½"coins, roll the edge in nonpariels and place on cookie sheep 2" apart
- bake for 10 min (until centers are set and edges are just starting to brown)
- move to a cooling rack and cool completely
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal
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