Pass the Plate: Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies

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Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is drawing to a close in a few days, but before the annual event wraps up, I wanted to share a special opportunity to support and bring awareness to the fight against breast cancer.

Over the past decade, KitchenAid has helped raise more than $9 million for breast cancer research through their long-standing partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. As part of the program, KitchenAid has launched the Pass the Plate initiative.

The setup is simple and starts with an exclusive Villeroy and Boch plate (pictured below) designed by Jacques Pepin. You register the plate online, make a dish, serve it on the plate and then pass the plate to a friend. Your friend in turn registers the plate, makes a dish, serves it on the plate and passes the plate on to another friend. Each time someone new registers the plate, KitchenAid donates $5 to Susan G. Komen.

Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com

I chose to make a “think pink”-inspired version of my pinwheel sugar cookies. And now you’ll have the chance to join me and the long line of other cooks who have “passed the plate,” as KitchenAid has generously offered to give one Just a Taste reader a Cook for the Cure plate so that they too can keep the Pass the Plate love going.

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Anne (comment #81)!

To enter for your chance to win a KitchenAid Cook for the Cure plate, leave a comment on this post that answers the following question:

What special dish would you serve on this Cook for the Cure plate?

One winner will be selected via Random.org and announced on Monday, November 4, 2013. This giveaway closes on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 12 p.m. EST and is open to U.S. participants only. The winner will be contacted via email, so please include a valid email address in the email address entry box.

Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com

Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com

Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com

Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com

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Dessert

Pass the Plate: Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies

Pinwheel Sugar Cookies are buttery cookies made with basic pantry ingredients. Best of all, the dough can be prepared up to a week in advance then sliced and baked.
Author: Kelly Senyei
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Pink Pinwheel Sugar Cookies from justataste.com
Prep Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 51 minutes
Servings 48 cookies

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Red food coloring
  • Sprinkles

Instructions 

  • In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating between each addition, then add the vanilla.
  • Turn the mixer off. Add the flour and then beat just until combined. Remove the dough and separate it into two equal pieces. Shape one piece of the dough into an 8-inch square, wrap it securely in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge. (This will be the white portion of the cookies.)
  • Return the remaining piece of dough to the stand mixer bowl, and with the mixer on "low," add in the red food coloring, drop by drop, until it reaches your desired pink color. Remove the pink dough, shape it into an 8-inch square, wrap it securely in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge.
  • Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the dough from the fridge and cut each square in half to form two rectangles. Wrap half of each color of dough in plastic wrap and return it to the fridge. Place the white dough in between two pieces of wax paper and roll it into a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick. Roll out the pink dough between two separate pieces of wax paper until it is a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick.
  • Peel the top layer of wax paper off of the white dough and then peel the wax paper off one side of the pink dough and use the other side to transfer the pink dough on top of the white dough. Very lightly roll the two layers together.
  • Starting at the shorter end of the rectangle, roll the dough as tightly as possible into a log. Repeat the rolling and stacking process with the remaining dough in the fridge. Wrap the logs in wax paper and then plastic wrap and refrigerate them for 1 hour.
  • Remove the dough logs and roll them on the counter several times so they don't develop a flat side. Unwrap the dough logs and place the sprinkles in a large, shallow dish. Roll the dough logs in the sprinkles until they are completely coated. Re-wrap the dough logs in wax paper and plastic and refrigerate them for 4 more hours.
  • When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the dough from the fridge and slice each log into 1/4-inch rounds. Place the rounds about 2 inches apart on the baking sheets, as the cookies will expand when baked.
  • Bake the cookies for 9 to 11 minutes until pale golden, and then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition

Calories: 86kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 16mg, Sodium: 27mg, Potassium: 16mg, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 130IU, Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 0.4mg

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  1. i substituted the vanilla extract for strawberry extract and the cookies came out wonderfully! They we’re a huge hit at our holiday party. Definitely will use again!

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