Cranberry Cherry Pinwheel Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Cranberry Cherry Pinwheel Christmas Cookies
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
612
Calories
Total time
240
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make filling: Combine cranberries, cherry preserves and cinnamon with water in a medium saucepan. Simmer, stirring frequently, for 5-8 minutes, or until mixture softens and most of the liquid is absorbed. If it seems too dry, stir in 1 tablespoon water. Transfer to a food processor and process until smooth. Refrigerate until cool. (Filling may be stored up to 48 hours. Bring to room temperature and stir well before using.).
  2. Make dough:.
  3. Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs, orange zest and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into egg mixture and beat until combined well. Chill one hour.
  4. Assemble rolls:.
  5. Divide dough in half and roll out each piece between sheets of wax paper into a roughly 8 x 12 inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of wax paper (if it sticks too much, refrigerate dough for a few minutes to firm it up).
  6. Divide filling between rectangles, spreading it very thin in an even layer (you may have a little excess filling). Tightly roll up each rectangle jelly-roll fashion, beginning with a long side and using the wax paper as an aid, to form a 12 inch long log. Wrap rolls in wax paper and smooth out the logs by running your hands over them to make them as evenly sized as possible. Be gentle but firm. Wrap in foil and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
  7. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  8. Working with one roll at a time, keeping remaining roll chilled, cut rolls crosswise into 1/8 - 1/4 inch slices. Arrange slices 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets, shaping the slices into neater rounds if necessary. Bake in the middle of the oven until pale golden and set, 8-12 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheet for about a minute to set. Transfer warm cookies to racks to cool.
  9. Passive cooking time includes chilling and baking the entire batch.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 612.32 Kcal (2564 kJ)
Calories from fat 293.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.62g 50%
Cholesterol 143.34mg 48%
Sodium 226.54mg 9%
Potassium 92.05mg 2%
Total Carbs 79.8g 27%
Sugars 70.6g 282%
Dietary Fiber 2.05g 8%
Protein 2.57g 5%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 44.8mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 364.09 Kcal (1524 kJ)
Calories from fat 174.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.39g 50%
Cholesterol 85.23mg 48%
Sodium 134.7mg 9%
Potassium 54.73mg 2%
Total Carbs 47.45g 27%
Sugars 41.98g 282%
Dietary Fiber 1.22g 8%
Protein 1.53g 5%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 26.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.6
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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