This recipe from “Betty Crocker Perfect Baking Every Time” looked like something my mother and her friends would have made, so I had to try it. The dough couldn’t be simpler – only 6 ingredients that most people have on hand. And the price was right - the entire recipe only cost $2.42.
They turned out better than I would have thought while making them – I was afraid they wouldn’t be even, but they came out just fine. My husband, who isn’t a real chocolate fan, thought they tasted as good as they look. I just had to serve them on our Mother's dessert plates.
Two-Tone Pinwheels
1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar -- 6 ounces
1 1/4 Cups Butter -- softened , 2 1/2 sticks
1 Large Egg
3 Cups Flour, All-purpose -- 13 ounces
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup Cocoa -- 3/4 ounce
Mix powdered sugar, butter and egg. Stir in flour and salt. Divide dough in half - about 15 3/4 ounces for white half and 15 ounces for chocolate half. Return chocolate half to bowl. Stir 1/4 cup cocoa. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour. (Pat the dough into a rectangle between a couple sheets of waxed paper before refrigerating).
Roll plain dough into rectangle, about 16 x 9" on lightly floured surface. Repeat with chocolate dough; place on plain dough. (I used a sheet of parchment marked off.)
Roll doughs together to 3/16" thickness. Roll up tightly, beginning at long side. Wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 6 weeks.
Heat oven to 400°. Cut rolls into 1/8" slices. (Let warm slightly if dough crumbles while slicing.) Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet; cool on wire rack.
Yield: "8 Dozen" 2011 Cost: $2.42 per recipe
Per Serving: 44 Calories; 3g Fat (50.7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 9mg Cholesterol; 31mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Oh this I have to make! Thank you!
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