Description
Magical Spiral Cookies are delightful, visually stunning treats featuring swirls of purple, black, and white doughs. These buttery, soft cookies combine subtle almond and vanilla flavors with festive sprinkles for a fun and impressive dessert perfect for special occasions or gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough Ingredients
- 1½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
Coloring and Decoration
- Purple gel food coloring
- Black gel food coloring
- Purple sprinkles
- ½ cup black or chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare Butter and Sugar: Beat the unsalted butter and powdered sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy, ensuring a smooth and creamy base.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Incorporate the eggs and milk into the butter-sugar mixture, mixing until fully combined and the resulting batter is smooth.
- Make Dough: Add all-purpose flour, salt, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the batter. Mix until a cohesive dough forms.
- Divide and Color Dough: Divide the dough into portions: tint one half using the purple gel food coloring. Then split the remaining half into black (using black gel food coloring) and white dough portions.
- Roll Black Dough: Roll the black dough into a rectangle measuring approximately 6 by 12 inches.
- Layer White Dough: Roll the white dough into a rectangle of the same size, then place it on top of the black dough, rolling lightly so the layers adhere.
- Prepare Purple Dough: Roll the purple dough into the same size rectangle, sprinkle with purple sprinkles on top.
- Form Spiral Log: Roll the layered black and white dough into a log shape, then wrap with the purple dough and sprinkles incorporated. Chill the log as needed before slicing into cookies and baking according to your oven’s temperature (usually 350°F for 10-12 minutes).
Notes
- Ensure the butter is at room temperature for easier creaming with sugar.
- Divide dough evenly to maintain balanced swirl patterns in cookies.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant colors without altering dough consistency.
- Refrigerate dough log before slicing to achieve clean spiral shapes.
- Bake cookies on parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even cooking.
- Adjust baking time slightly based on your oven and cookie size.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: spiral cookies, colorful cookies, almond extract cookies, vanilla cookies, holiday desserts, festive cookies, butter cookies
