These zesty pinwheel cookies are as pretty as they are delicious!
Ingredients
1½ C. flour
¼ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
½ C. butter, at room temperature
¾ C. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
⅓ C. finely chopped fresh cranberries
½ C. finely chopped pecans
1 Tbsp. freshly grated orange zest
Instructions
In a bowl, combine the first three dry ingredients. Set aside.
Next, cream the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla together. Add dry ingredients until mixture forms a dough. Refrigerate one hour or more.
In a small bowl, combine cranberries, pecans and orange zest.
On a floured surface, roll the dough to a 10″ square. Sprinkle the cranberry/pecan mixture onto the dough, leaving about an inch on each of the ends. Press into dough slightly, then roll in a jelly-roll fashion. Wrap in wax paper and freeze 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 375. Slice the dough in ¼″ rounds and place on a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Bake approximately 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
Recipe by Frugal Bites at http://frugalbites.com/cranberry-orange-pinwheel-cookies/