Description
Delight in these Raspberry Pinwheel Cookies featuring a tender cream cheese and butter dough rolled with sweet raspberry jam and crunchy walnuts. Coated with sparkling sugar and baked to a light golden perfection, these cookies make a perfect treat for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
Filling and Coating
- 1/4 cup raspberry jam
- 1/2 cup walnuts finely chopped
- 1/4 cup sparkling sugar
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients: Combine the flour and salt in a food processor and pulse a few times to mix evenly.
- Add fats: Add the butter and cream cheese to the food processor and process until the mixture forms a dough ball, starting as fine crumbs and then clumping together.
- Chill dough: Wrap the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for 2 hours to firm up for easier handling.
- Preheat oven: Set your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking.
- Roll dough: Roll the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface into a 14 x 12 inch rectangle, trimming edges for straight sides.
- Add filling: Spread the raspberry jam evenly over the dough, then sprinkle the finely chopped walnuts on top.
- Form pinwheels: Roll the dough tightly from the long side to create a log, then cut into 1/2 inch thick slices.
- Coat cookies: Dip one side of each cookie slice into the sparkling sugar for a sweet, crunchy topping.
- Bake: Arrange the slices sugar side up on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes until cookies are lightly browned and set.
Notes
- Chilling the dough is essential to make rolling easier and to help the cookies hold their shape while baking.
- Use sparkling sugar or coarse sanding sugar for a crunchy, decorative finish on the cookies.
- You can substitute walnuts with pecans or almonds if preferred.
- If you don’t have a food processor, mix the dough by hand or with a pastry cutter until crumbly then form a dough ball.
- Let cookies cool completely on a wire rack for best texture before serving or storing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
