Description

These festive Christmas Pinwheel Sugar Cookies are colorful, buttery, eye-catching, and guaranteed to brighten any holiday dessert table. With vibrant red and green spirals and a classic sugar cookie flavor, they’re perfect for cookie tins, Christmas parties, gifting to coworkers, or creating fun baking memories with kids. Freezer-friendly, make-ahead, and easy to customize, these cookies are a must-bake for the season.

Ingredients

- Dry Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Salt

- Wet Ingredients:
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract

Coloring & Extras:
Red food coloring
Green food coloring
Optional: sprinkles or sanding sugar for rolling

Instructions

Make the dough: Cream butter and sugar together, then mix in eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients gradually until dough forms.
Divide & color: Split dough into two (or three) portions. Tint each portion with red and green food coloring.
Roll & layer: Roll each color into equal rectangles. Layer the dough sheets on top of each other.
Roll into log: Roll tightly into a log to form a pinwheel swirl.
Chill: Wrap the dough log in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour for clean slicing.
Slice: Slice chilled dough into 1/4-inch cookies using a sharp knife or dental floss.
Bake: Bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes until edges are set.
Cool: Let cookies cool completely before stacking, serving, or packaging.

Notes

Roll dough evenly to maintain a clean swirl pattern.
Chill thoroughly for the best shape and clean cuts.
Use parchment paper to help roll dough smoothly.
Roll logs in sprinkles or sanding sugar for extra sparkle.
Freeze dough logs for up to 2 months or baked cookies for 4 weeks.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8–10 minutes
Category: Cookies, Christmas Desserts, Holiday Baking
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: christmas pinwheel sugar cookies, xmas cookies, holiday cookies, swirl cookies, colorful christmas cookies, christmas cookie tin recipes