Description
These vibrant and delicious cookies feature colorful spirals and a delightful flavor profile, perfect for any special occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- Purple gel food coloring
- Black gel food coloring
- Purple sprinkles
- ½ cup black or chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the room-temperature butter and powdered sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Mix in the eggs and milk, blending until everything is smooth.
- Gradually add in the flour, salt, vanilla, and almond extract, stirring until a dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half. Color one half purple using the gel food coloring.
- Split the remaining dough into two portions: one for black and one for white.
- Roll the black dough into a rectangle measuring 6×12 inches.
- Repeat the process for the white dough, placing it on top of the black layer and rolling lightly to adhere.
- Finally, roll out the purple dough into the same size rectangle. Top it with purple sprinkles, then carefully roll it into a log.
Notes
Chill the dough if it’s too soft to handle. Use different colors of gel food coloring to match any theme.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: cookies, dessert, festive, baking, colorful cookies