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Published: Jul 22, 2013 · Modified: Jan 9, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

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These Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies is definitely a cookie for those who love chocolate and those who love vanilla. These cookies are not too chocolate but at the same time had a distinct flavor of chocolate that one cannot miss.

Pinwheel Cookies serving

I recently joined a new baking group called the Home Baker’s Challenge. This is my first bake with the group and it turned out to be a wonderful one. In my house the debate for vanilla Vs chocolate is always on.

My husband and little one are chocoholics, whereas I and my older one prefer vanilla over chocolate anytime. This cookie turned out to be a perfect piece to satisfy both our taste buds.

These Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies were not too chocolate but at the same time had a distinct flavor of chocolate that one cannot miss.

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The cookie is very easy to make, but do leave aside some chilling time, as the dough needs to be very cold and firm before we slice it. It is summer vacation for us here now, so I have a log always chilled (frozen) and ready to bake when my kids have company.

This recipe was suggested to us by Viji of Virunthu Unna vaanga. The recipe was adapted from The Heritage Cook.

Pinwheel Cookies %%
Ingredients to make Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies – Makes about 30 -36 cookies

  • All purpose flour – 1 ½ Cup (6-¾ Oz)
  • Baking powder – ½ Tsp
  • Salt – ¼ Tsp
  • Unsalted softened butter – ½ Cup (4 Oz)
  • Granulated sugar – ¾ Cup
  • Large egg – 1 lightly beaten
  • Vanilla extract – 1 Tsp
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder – 2 Tbsp
  • Semi sweet chocolate – ¼ Cup melted and cooled slightly
Pinwheel Cookies served in a dish

Procedure to make Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies –

  • Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and keep it aside.
  • In the mixer, beat together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy.
Mixing ingredients with stand mixer
  • Now beat in the egg and the vanilla and beat until well combined.
Mixing vanilla and eggs
  • Add the sifted flour mixture slowly over the butter and mix until it forms dough.
  • Now remove half the dough (About 9 0z) and keep it aside. This will become the vanilla layer of the cookie.
Keeping the dough in plastic wrap

Chocolate layer –

  • Melt the chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler slowly. Add the cocoa powder to the melted chocolate and mix well.
Whisking melted chocolate
  • To the other half of the dough, add this chocolate mixture and mix again until the chocolate mixes uniformly in the dough.
Mixing the dough
  • Make discs of both the chocolate and vanilla dough and cover it plastic wrap and chill for about 30 minutes. Depending on where you live, it might need more time to chill.
keeping the chocolate dough in plastic

To shape the cookies –

  • Roll the vanilla layer into a 12 inch square in between 2 layers of parchment or wax paper.
Rolling the white dough
  • Also roll out the chocolate in between 2 layers of parchment into a slightly smaller square than the vanilla.
Rolling the brown dough
  • Remove the top parchment from both the rolled out dough and slowly place the chocolate layer on top of the vanilla layer.
Rolling both the dough together
  • Slightly roll the dough again (using less pressure) to make the two layers stick to each other.
  • Roll the dough into a tight log. Refrigerate the dough for at least 2-3 hrs to completely harden at this stage.
Rolling the dough into tight log
  • Make sure you lay the dough carefully in the fridge so that the shape of the log does not get disturbed. I froze my log for about an hour and then took it out to cut.
  • Remove the log from the refrigerator or the freezer and roll it back and forth couple of times to bring back the nice circle. Now using a sharp knife, cut the log into ¼ inch thick cookies and place them on a parchment layered baking sheet.
Cutting dough in slice
  • Bake them at 350 F/180 C preheated oven for 9 – 12 mins.
  • Watch out the base of the cookies when baking. The chocolate layer tends to become brown much quicker than the vanilla.
Placing dough on baking tray
  • Cool on wire rack and when completely cooled, store the Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies in an airtight container.
Pinwheel Cookies are cooked and golden

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Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies in a Plate

Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

These Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies is definitely a cookie for those who love chocolate and those who love vanilla. These cookies are not too chocolate but at the same time had a distinct flavor of chocolate that one cannot miss.
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Course: Dessert, sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Low Fat
Servings: 36
Calories: 68kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup All-purpose flour 6-¾ Oz
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Unsalted softened butter 4 Oz
  • ¾ cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 Large egg Lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup Semi-sweet chocolate Melted and cooled slightly

Instructions

  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and keep it aside.
  • In the mixer, beat together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Now beat in the egg and the vanilla and beat until well combined.
  • Add the sifted flour mixture slowly over the butter and mix until it forms a dough.
  • Now remove half the dough (About 9 0z) and keep it aside. This will become the vanilla layer of the cookie.
  • Melt the chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler slowly. Add the cocoa powder to the melted chocolate and mix well.
  • To the other half of the dough, add this chocolate mixture and mix again until the chocolate mixes uniformly in the dough.
  • Make discs of both the chocolate and vanilla dough and cover it with plastic wrap and chill for about 30 minutes. Depending on where you live, it might need more time to chill.
  • Roll the vanilla layer into a 12 inch square in between 2 layers of parchment or wax paper.
  • Also, roll out the chocolate in between 2 layers of parchment into a slightly smaller square than the vanilla.
  • Remove the top parchment from both the rolled out dough and slowly place the chocolate layer on top of the vanilla layer.
  • Slightly roll the dough again (using less pressure) to make the two layers stick to each other.
  • Roll the dough into a tight log. Refrigerate the dough for at least 2-3 hrs to completely harden at this stage.
  • Make sure you lay the dough carefully in the fridge so that the shape of the log does not get disturbed. I froze my log for about an hour and then took it out to cut.
  • Remove the log from the refrigerator or the freezer and roll it back and forth a couple of times to bring back the nice circle. Now using a sharp knife cut the log into ¼ inch thick cookies and place them on a parchment layered baking sheet.
  • Bake them at 350 F/180 C preheated oven for 9 – 12 mins.
  • Watch out for the base of the cookies when baking. The chocolate layer tends to become brown much quicker than the vanilla.
  • Cool on a wire rack and when completely cooled, store the Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Malvecka says

    July 23, 2013 at 11:22 am

    Yummy looking cookies Sandhya....the pattern has come out so perfectly!

    Reply
  2. Shobha says

    July 23, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    These are simple awesome !

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  3. Subha Subramanian says

    July 23, 2013 at 6:10 am

    Awesome Cookies!!!!!!!!

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  4. Subha Subramanian says

    July 23, 2013 at 6:09 am

    Awesome Cookies!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  5. Shruti says

    July 22, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    They look so perfect!!! Tempting too much...

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  6. Rafeeda AR says

    July 22, 2013 at 7:14 pm

    Looks really attractive... well done...

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  7. Manjula Bharath says

    July 22, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    wow perfectly made pinwheels dear 🙂 looks super attractive 🙂

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  8. Ramya Krishnamurthy says

    July 22, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    yummy cookies

    Reply
  9. divya says

    July 22, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Wow mouthwatering cookies...

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  10. sangeetha pn says

    July 22, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    Perfect pinwheels!.. 🙂 Looks awesome

    Reply
  11. Priya Anandakumar says

    July 22, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    Lovely and perfect looking cookies...

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  12. Sahasra Recipes says

    July 22, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Wow mouthwatering cookies...

    Reply
  13. Shama Nagarajan says

    July 22, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    crunchy cookies

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