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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies and Slice and Bake Brownie Rounds


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This is the first time I've ever made pinwheel cookies. I really enjoyed making this, A little hint...use parchment paper and only let them in for the shortest baking time. The kids gobbled these up!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.


 As you'll see when I started looking for cookie recipes I went to Land O lakes, I wanted slice and bake cookies, make them up one night ,bake them the next. Easy and stress free, that's my motto for this cookie baking season. I just hope it stays that way!! LOL!!

Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
Land O Lakes

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 (1-ounce) squares white baking bars, melted, cooled
1 2/3cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled

Combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add cooled melted white baking bars. Continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Continue beating until well mixed. Remove half of dough. To remaining dough in bowl add cooled melted chocolate. Beat until well mixed. Shape each half of dough into 6x3-inch rectangle. Wrap in plastic food wrap; refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour). Roll out white dough to 15x7-inch rectangle on lightly floured waxed paper. Repeat with chocolate dough. Place chocolate dough on top of white dough. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with 15-inch side. (For easier handling, roll can be cut in half.) Wrap roll in plastic food wrap; refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours). Heat oven to 375°F. Cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges begin to brown

Slice and Bake Brownie Rounds

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These smelled like brownies baking in the oven!! Seriously good! I didn't have mini semi sweet chocolate chips so I used regular, I also didn't have any large grain sugar to roll them in, they were good without it!


Slice and Bake Brownie Rounds
Land O Lakes

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted, cooled
1 egg
1 teaspooon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup large grain sugar, if desired

Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate chips, egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat until well mixed. Stir in mini chocolate chips by hand.Divide dough in half; shape each half into 12-inch log. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate until firm (1 to 2 hours).Heat oven to 375°F. Cut logs into 3/8-inch slices with sharp knife. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with large grain sugar, if desired. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

34 comments:

  1. These are making me drool....!!
    Beautiful and great idea for the kisses!

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  2. My goodness, looking at all of these cookies make my mouth water, it's not even afternoon yet (the time where I normally have my tea and cookies)
    Cheers,
    Elra

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  3. Whoa busy little cookie makers!
    These are just perfect for giving out. Tasty and definitely shows homemade love.

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  4. Oh oh...four different cookie recipes. This is trouble.

    Great tip! I don't think freezing the kisses would have ever occurred to me.

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  5. wow. these are amazing cookies. I like the cherry ones and the pumpkin ones. Hmmm.

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  6. Yum! Love the choc-cherry kisses...great combo.

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  7. Amazing baking going on there between the 2 of you. Can't believe that's your first time on the spiral cookies...thaey are just perfect! Love how you've used the kisses too Bunny...way to go! Lov Deeba

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  8. mmm....cooookies. Yum! I can't decidw which ones I'd like first. I love the cherry chocolate combo. It's a nice twist on a classic cookie!

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  9. So many cookies, so little time! They all look great.

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  10. What a lot of delicious looking cookies Bunny!!! I wish we could get the candy kisses over here. I do have some that a kind person sent to me so I may try at least one of these. I do love your slice and bake one though as well, so I may make them too!! Your photos are just getting better and better all the time! Well done!

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  11. All the cookies sound great! I especially love the ones with the kisses (go figure! he he). Great tip on freezing first. I'm also so jealous you have the pumpkin spice kisses. They don't have them in my neck of the woods and I have looked every time I go to the store since I see them on Jenny's site.

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  12. Mmmmm- they all look wonderful! I especially like the idea of doing the cherry kiss one.

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  13. Awesome cookies!!!

    Happy Holidays, Bunny!

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  14. Glad you have time to bake!!! I hope I can get some done. It's been hectic. They look good. Can you send some my way, in case I can't bake my own?!!!!

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  15. Can I come over? I need some pumpkin spice blossoms. I'm mailing your sussy tommorow Bunny!

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  16. Bring on the cookies! I can never get enough! They all look so good!

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  17. Bunny that's a lot of cookies! Lets see how well they travel...I'd be more than happy to help. :-)
    ~ingrid

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  18. i'd like a dozen of each, please. hershey kisses of all flavors are delicious, but they're undoubtedly best when placed atop a cookie. :)

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  19. all of these cookies are so lovely! i can't decide which one is my favorite!! ps, your blog banner is just beautiful. i love it.

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  20. Love the tips. Those pinwheels are something I'm going to try one day very soon. They look so decorative with all the other mono coloured cookies.

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  21. Wow your cookies are beautiful- wish I could taste a few. I was inspired to make those sugar cookies after seeing yours! Now I have to try and make more- they were wonderful!

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  22. The pumpkin spice blossoms look sooo yummy!

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  23. Bunny you make such lovely cookies I want to try them all.

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  24. Your cookies are really beautiful, all look great!! xxGloria

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  25. Bunny & Carol... what a beautiful display of cookies!!!

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  26. It's cookie heaven! And what a great tip about the kisses--I'm sure even though the melty ones still taste good, they're not as picture perfect as these!

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  27. YUMMY looking cookies! I am getting hungry looking at your blog!

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  28. Great recipes Bunny! I love all of your baked goods. Your pumpkin blossoms turned out beautiful!

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  29. those all look great! love the pinwheels especially

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  30. Oh, wow! I am so impressed! There is such variety. And I'm especially drawn to the pumpkin blossoms; what creative holiday twist. Thanks!

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  31. It's impossible to have too many Christmas cookies! :) Delicious post, I like those pink cookies!

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  32. Hi Bunny,
    I happened upon this delicious cookie post of yours while looking through my search engine for creative ideas for Hershey Kisses. You see, today is the Hershey Kisses' birthday. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your link for Chocolate Cherry Kisses to include in my post. Here's the link if you want to check it out.

    Thank you so much for sharing...

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