Red, White, and Blue Bliss: Old Fashioned Pinwheel Cookies with a Patriotic Twist

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Get ready to take your taste buds on a delightful journey with our Red, White, and Blue Bliss: Old Fashioned Pinwheel Cookies with a Patriotic Twist! These mesmerizing treats are the epitome of nostalgic charm, combined with a burst of patriotic pride. Picture yourself biting into buttery, tender cookie swirls adorned with vibrant red, white, and blue colors, evoking a sense of joy and celebration.

Our homemade pinwheel cookies bring a classic favorite to a whole new level with a patriotic twist. With a simple yet mesmerizing design, they are sure to captivate everyone at your next gathering or holiday celebration. Whether it’s Independence Day, Memorial Day, or any patriotic occasion, these cookies will steal the show.

So, grab your apron and prepare to embark on a baking adventure that will fill your kitchen with the enticing aroma of freshly baked cookies. We’ll guide you through the steps to create these delightful pinwheels, ensuring your experience is as enjoyable as biting into these delectable treats. Let’s dive into the world of Red, White, and Blue Bliss and make memories that are as sweet as the cookies themselves!

Ingredients needed for our Patriotic Old Fashioned Pinwheel Cookies

Baking powder: Baking powder is a leavening agent that helps the cake rise and become light and fluffy.
Salt: Salt enhances the flavors in the cake and helps balance the sweetness.
Butter: Softened unsalted butter adds moisture and richness to the cake, resulting in a tender and flavorful crumb.
Sugar: Granulated sugar sweetens the cake and contributes to its texture and structure.
Eggs: Eggs provide structure, moisture, and richness to the cake, helping it bind together and achieve a light and airy texture.
Red & Blue gel food coloring: These gel-based food colorings are used to achieve the vibrant red and blue colors for the cake layers, enhancing the visual appeal and patriotic theme.

These are very fun and easy to make

Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl. Add all 4 eggs at one time…Continue to mix. Add the in the vanilla and continue mixing.

In a separate bowl sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended and then divide your batter into thirds, placing each into a separate bowl.

In bowl #1 add red gel food coloring. Using your hands to knead the dough to make sure the color is even throughout.

In bowl#2 add the blue gel food coloring. Using your hands to knead the dough to make sure the color is even throughout.

In bowl #3 the color remains as it is.

Remove each of the balls of colored dough from their bowls and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour or over night.

Remove from the refrigerator. Select your main color which will be the outside roll of the pinwheel. Flour 3 cutting boards and rolling pin. Take your primary colored chilled dough and cover it with flour.. Using your rolling pin flatten (roll) out that dough. Leave on that cutting board.

Take your secondary colored dough and cover it with flour… Using your rolling pin flatten (roll) out that dough.

Take your third dough out (white) and cover it with flour… Using your rolling pin flatten (roll) out that dough.

Using a metal spatula to lift up the #3 (white) rolled out dough. Lay that batter on the top of your primary dough. (Red) Using a metal spatula to lift up the #2 (blue) rolled out dough. Lay that dough( blue) on the top of the white dough.

Using your rolling pin roll the two together… Cut away any extra chilled dough.

Roll the combined chilled dough into one log. Wrap this log with plastic wrap closing both ends.
-Place in your freezer for about one hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Take out of your freezer and remove the plastic wrap, cutting the dough into 2 inch pieces, keeping the shape of a circle. (If the come loose then put your finger in a cup of water to use as paste to “glue” the cookie back together.
Place the cut slices on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake at the 350 degrees for 18- 20 more minutes or until they are slightly brown on the bottom…and rip into them like a monkey on a cupcake!

Print off our recipe here

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Red, White, and Blue Bliss: Old Fashioned Pinwheel Cookies with a Patriotic Twist

Get ready to take your taste buds on a delightful journey with our Red, White, and Blue Bliss: Old Fashioned Pinwheel Cookies with a Patriotic Twist!

Ingredients

5 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 C soft unsalted butter
2 C granulated sugar
4 eggs
Red & Blue gel food coloring

Instructions

Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth
not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl. Add all 4 eggs at one
time…Continue to mix. Add the in the vanilla and continue mixing.

In a separate bowl sift the four, baking powder, and salt together.

Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Continue mixing to make sure
all ingredients are thoroughly blended and then divide your batter into
thirds, placing each into a separate bowl.

In bowl #1 add red gel food coloring. Using your hands to knead the dough to make sure the color is even throughout.

In bowl#2 add the blue gel food coloring. Using your hands to knead the dough to make sure the color is even throughout.

In bowl #3 the color remains as it is.

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Remove each of the balls of colored dough from their bowls and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for at least one hour or over night.

Remove from the refrigerator. Select your main color which will be the outside roll of the pinwheel. Flour 3 cutting boards and rolling pin. Take your primary colored chilled dough and cover it with flour..
Using your rolling pin flatten (roll) out that dough. Leave on that cutting board.

Take your secondary colored dough and cover it with flour… Using your rolling pin flatten (roll) out that dough.

Take your third dough out (white) and cover it with flour… Using your rolling pin flatten (roll) out that dough.

Using your rolling pin roll the two together… Cut away any extra chilled dough.

Roll the combined chilled dough into one log. Wrap this log with plastic wrap closing both ends.-Place in your freezer for about one hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Take out of your freezer and remove the plastic wrap, cutting the dough into 2 inch pieces, keeping the shape of a circle. (If the come loose then put your finger in a cup of water to use as paste to “glue” the cookie back together.Place the cut slices on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Bake at the 350 degrees for 18- 20 more minutes or until they are slightly brown on the bottom…and rip into them like a monkey on a cupcake!

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Ingredients needed for our Patriotic Old Fashioned Pinwheel Cookies

These are very fun and easy to make

Print off our recipe here