Desserts (Pinwheel Cookies)

  • 5

Ingredients

  • (1 1/4) 1/2 Cup butter
  • (2) 3/4 Cup sugar
  • (5) 2 eggs
  • (3) 1 Tsp vanilla
  • (3 3/4) 1 1/4 Cups sifted flour
  • (1 1/4) 1/2 Tsp baking powder
  • (3/4) 1/4 Tsp salt
  • (3) 1 Tbsp water
  • 1/2 Cup walnuts optional
  • ground candied cherries or any kind of jelly
  • Amounts in parenthesis is what mom uses.

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and add sugar gradually. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Blen in sifted dry ingredients. Roll dough on floured wooden board into a 12-inch square. Mix cherries and water. Spread onto dough and sprinkle with walnuts. Roll as if for jelly roll and wrap in waxed paper. Chill overnight. Cut into 1/8-inch slices. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from sheet pan immediately.