Pinwheel Cookies

There is something cute in an alternating spiral of chocolate and vanilla that draws us to these festive, self decorated biscuits... Pinwheel cookies... the goodness of chocolate and vanilla in one bite...:)

Ingredients

For cocoa paste
3 tblsp cocoa
a tablespoon of sugar
3 tblsp hot milk
a dab of butter

For dough
160g butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp of vanilla extract
2.5 cups of APF(maida)
1/4 tsp salt.

Make a COCOA paste* of 3 tblsp cocoa, a tablespoon of sugar, 3 tblsp hot milk and a dab of butter .Keep aside covered.

For the cookie dough ......Beat 160g butter with 3/4cup granulated sugar till light and add an egg and a tsp of vanilla extract and beat again.

Mix 2.5 cups of APF(maida) and 1/4tsp salt... (I used 2 cups of atta and rest APF) then add to the butter mix to combine and form a dough. Halve the dough equally and add one half to the COCOA paste* and mix well.

Roll them out in between 2 sheets of baking paper

 Refrigerate or freeze till firm.. and place the cocoa dough on the vanilla one.

Trim the sides and allow it to soften a bit. .lift one end of the sheet and bend over a little

Press firmly.Continue rolling by lifting the paper gently. . You might need to run your palm over as you roll to warm the dough and smoothen.

Freeze the log till firm.

Preheat oven to 175°C . Take the log out and cut into 1/4inch thick rounds..Arrange on a baking tray lined with baking paper. . Allow to come to room temp. And bake for about 10-12 mins

The base will be a bit brown.. leave them on the tray to cool completely. .

                                                                           Enjoy!!! :)