Pinwheels and Checkerboards Recipe

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Pinwheels and Checkerboards
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
173
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  2. Divide dough into fourths. Tint one portion red and one portion green. Stir chocolate into another portion. Wrap chocolate and plain portions in plastic wrap; chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
  3. For pinwheel cookies, divide red and green portions in half. Roll out each portion between waxed paper into a 9-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove waxed paper. Place one green rectangle over a red rectangle. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; wrap in plastic wrap. Repeat. Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
  5. For checkerboard cookies, divide plain and chocolate portions in half. Roll out each portion between waxed paper into a 6-in. x 4-in. rectangle. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into eight 1/2-in. strips.
  6. Stack the strips in groups of four, alternating plain and chocolate strips and forming eight separate stacks. Form a four-stack block by alternating chocolate-topped and plain-topped stacks. Repeat. Press together gently. Wrap in plastic. Chill for at least 2 hours.
  7. Unwrap and cut pinwheel and checkerboard dough into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 6 dozen pinwheel and 4 dozen checkerboard cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 173.42 Kcal (726 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.2g 6%
Cholesterol 15.62mg 5%
Sodium 47.78mg 2%
Potassium 22.02mg 0%
Total Carbs 30.4g 10%
Sugars 4.54g 18%
Dietary Fiber 0.09g 0%
Protein 2.43g 5%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 8.9mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 294.56 Kcal (1233 kJ)
Calories from fat 64.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.14g 6%
Cholesterol 26.54mg 5%
Sodium 81.16mg 2%
Potassium 37.39mg 0%
Total Carbs 51.63g 10%
Sugars 7.71g 18%
Dietary Fiber 0.15g 0%
Protein 4.12g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 15.1mg 1%

* 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

  • 3.8
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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