Swirl Cookies Recipe

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Swirl Cookies
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
1251
Calories
Total time
2
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 -2 tbsp orange peel
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp food coloring, red gel
  • 1/8 tsp food coloring, green gel
  • coarse sugar , if desired

Directions:

  1. In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar, egg and orange peel with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.
  2. Divide dough into thirds. Tint one portion red and one portion green; leave remaining portion plain. Flatten each portion into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 20 minutes.
  3. On separate sheets of lightly floured waxed paper, roll each portion of dough into 12x9 inch rectangle. Place red rectangle on top of green re tangle, using waxed paper ends to help flip dough over. Top with plain dough rectangle. Starting on a long side, and using waxed paper as an aid, roll dough into a cylinder. Wrap into plastic; refrigerate 1 hour.
  4. Heat oven to 375 degrees F Cut dough into 1/4 in slices. On ungreased cookie sheet, place slices about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  5. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1250.96 Kcal (5238 kJ)
Calories from fat 617.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 68.66g 106%
Cholesterol 110.8mg 37%
Sodium 1094.45mg 46%
Potassium 2024.59mg 43%
Total Carbs 145.68g 49%
Sugars 65.83g 263%
Dietary Fiber 2.04g 8%
Protein 15.48g 31%
Vitamin C 3mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 102.5mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 488.27 Kcal (2044 kJ)
Calories from fat 241.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.8g 106%
Cholesterol 43.25mg 37%
Sodium 427.18mg 46%
Potassium 790.23mg 43%
Total Carbs 56.86g 49%
Sugars 25.69g 263%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 8%
Protein 6.04g 31%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 14%
Iron 0.3mg 5%
Calcium 40mg 10%

* 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

  • 30.3
    Points
  • 35
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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