CHOCOLATE VANILLA PINWHEEL COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the butter, sugar and brown sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until well combined and creamy. Add the vanilla and egg. Gradually add the baking mix and mix until combined. Add the chocolate chips and pecans; mix until just combined.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Bake until the cookies are lightly browned, about 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through.
• Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; lightly flour. In 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool.
• In large bowl, beat 2 cups sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating and scraping well after each addition. Beat in chocolate mixture. On low speed, beat in remaining cake ingredients until well blended, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter evenly into pans.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 2-quart saucepan, cook 1 cup sugar, the evaporated milk, 1/2 cup butter and 3 eggs over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to bubble. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate. Spread with 1/3 of frosting. Repeat with remaining cake layers and frosting, ending with frosting.