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Swirled Christmas Cookies

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1.25 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla
  • 1/2-1 cup sprinkles of your choice
  • red and green food coloring

Method
 

  1. Beat the butter and sugar together until combined.
  2. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
  3. Mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture a little at a time.
  5. Dump the dough out on parchment paper and divide into three portions, using a bit of flour if it's very sticky.
  6. Add red food coloring to one third of the dough and green to the other. Mix into both doughs are solid colors.
  7. Wrap each ball of dough up in wax paper or plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight.
  8. The following day, set the dough out for about 15 minutes before you start rolling.
  9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  10. Roll each ball of dough into a rectangle about 1/8th of an inch thick.
  11. Place the rectangles on top of each other in whatever order you prefer. (If the final rectangle is a bit lopsided, you can trim the edges.)
  12. Roll the rectangle tightly until you have a cylinder.
  13. Pour the sprinkles into a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  14. Roll the dough in the sprinkles until you get a nice coverage.
  15. Use a sharp knife to cut the cookies about 1/3 inch thick.
  16. Place on baking sheets lined with parchment papers and bake for about 13 minutes.
  17. Let the cookies cool for about 10 minutes before transferring to racks to cool.