CHOCOLATE PINWHEEL COOKIE RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Divide the dough in half and add chocolate and vanilla to 1 half and incorporate with hands. Add egg yolk, peppermint extract, and crushed candy to other half of dough and incorporate with hands. Cover both with plastic and chill for approximately 5 minutes. Roll out doughs separately to approximately 1/4-inch thickness. Place peppermint dough on top of chocolate and press together around the edges. Using waxed paper or flexible cutting board underneath, roll dough into log. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Place cookies 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat and bake for 12 to 13 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through cooking time. Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch spring form pan with cooking spray.
• Place 6 cookies in freezer. Press remaining cookie dough in bottom of pan. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating and scraping sides of bowl after each addition. Beat in whipping cream and sour cream; until well mixed. Pour cream cheese filling evenly over cookie dough. Crumble frozen cookies over filling.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until set around edge and center is almost set, but just slightly jiggly. Turn oven off; leave door slightly open. Let cheesecake cool for 30 minutes in oven. Remove cheesecake from oven. Run metal spatula along side of pan to loosen. Refrigerate cheesecake 2 hours or until well chilled.
• Remove side of pan before serving.