Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Pin Wheel Cookies

Here is one more cookie from my Christmas baking. Another recipe from M; taken from her old cook book put together by her mother and friends in the 50's. Its is a community cookbook where the neighbors each give their own recipes and then compile it.

My husband and I liked this cookie the best, of all the other cookies I baked this holiday season. They crumble in your mouth and works in mysterious ways speeding you to eat more. Something like Lays ad that says “no one can eat just one.” The nuts and dates creating the swirling path within are chewy and delectable. The chewy inside is made by cooking the dates and nuts down with sugar forming this caramelized gooey mixture. Yes, I meant it when I said delectable. They are the kind of cookies one will carefully bite into, ensuring every morsel goes into the mouth and not the carpet.

I think I have said enough on the matter to help you understand. Now the pitfall or flip side of things is, the dough is not the easiest to work with. But chilling them well, as directed and carefully sawing the loaf into slices will all payoff when you finally bite into the baked goodies. Lets put on our aprons and get to work.

Pinwheel cookies

Chopped pitted dates – 2 C
Chopped nut meats – 1 C
Brown Sugar – 2 C
All purpose flour – 4 C
Sugar – 1 C
Water – 1 C
Shortening – 1 C
Eggs – 3 beaten
Salt – ½ tspn
Baking Powder – ½ tspn

Method:

For cooking the dates and nuts:
1. Mix dates, white sugar and water in a saucepan
2. Cook till the mixture thickens and the mix is not watery
3. Add the nut meat to the hot mixture stir and set aside to cool

For the dough:
1. Cream the shortening with a hand blender and add brown sugar gradually
2. Add the eggs to the mix and beat well
3. Add the flour sifted with salt and baking powder to the above mixture and mix well
4. Chill the dough thoroughly (3-6 hrs)(I had them transferred onto butter paper, wrapped well and refrigerated)

For making the cookies:
1. Divide the chilled dough into two parts and roll into rectangle a little less than ¼ inch thick
2. Spread each with the date filling and roll up as in a jelly roll
3. Chill both the rolls thoroughly overnight.
4. Using a sharp knife cut into slices and ¼ inch thick
5. Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes

Dates pinwheel
Contributor: Sunitha

52 comments:

  1. Wow, now thats making me wish I had a piece of two of this cookie with my morning coffee that I am having right now! Wonderful clicks!

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  2. You certainly have been busy baking, I'll love some for my afternoon tea!

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  3. Your description makes me take one of those and have it instantly. Pic is awesome as usual.

    Chitchat

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  4. looks awesome, dear!!!....love to grab one!

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  5. Wow that yummy and perfect one.. looks so good.

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  6. I cd tell you had been busy baking..Me too. Your Pin wheel cookies have turned out so adorable and delish. Please pass me some too as I cd eat then with my ginger tea too. Beautiful clicks and loved ur write-up as well.

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  7. Nice clicks...Cookies look absolutely delicious..

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  8. lovely cookies and pics dear........

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  9. These cookies look so lovely and intriguing. I have never baked any cookies with dates.

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  10. lovely cookies with a wonderful click.

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  11. These look marvelous! Great combination of ingredients... many thanks.

    Hope you had a wonderful holiday and I look forward to all your creative post as we move into the new year.

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  12. I have a recipe for this too..been wanting to make it for a long time, but dint go anywhere near it..but one look at that cookie click of urs, I think I wanna see it baking in my oven too

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  13. Lovely and cute cookies...looks perfect...

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  14. these Cookies look absolute yumm...nice pics too.

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  15. Wow! Very Yummy COOKIES! looks awesome... I am drooling here. Wonderful sunitha!!

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  16. Cute n wonderful cookies apt for the holiday season,rich enough.

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  17. Looks fantastic and elegant pinwheel cookies...

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  18. Wonderful click and yummy cookie.Just needs acup of coffee to complete tea time treat.

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  19. These are wonderful cookies, they look so cute!!

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  20. They look so inviting...really no one coudnt have stopped eating it!!

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  21. I love these cookies, they are so cute and taste awesome :)

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  22. lovely cookies, can i get one please ?
    lovely clicks too..

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  23. This cookie look lovely, and I like your shots too !!

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  24. The chewy inside is made by cooking the dates and nuts down with sugar forming this caramelized gooey mixture...

    Really a delicious description...

    The cookies look simply good. The recipe though appears simple is hard, I understand that because all that appears simple is not the same always.

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  25. Scrumptious cookies with dates, yum!

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  26. Happy new year to you too!
    Dates, dates, I like snacking dates :)

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  27. ahhaa..what cute and chewy cookies..

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  28. lovely cookies dear...feeling like grabbing them..

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  29. lovely cookies, even i had made this long back...looks really good

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  30. Dear Suneetha
    Very nice cookies and great look.
    have a nice day

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  31. Feel like grabbing it from the screen .Looks so inviting!

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  32. Aww! Cutie pies! Pinwheel cookies are so delectably made! I love swirlies!

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  33. They look delectable Sunitha. My kiddo would love to gobble these beauties..he is very crazy about cookies..will try making this for his.

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  34. Delicious! Kind of like cinnamon rolls in cookie form. I can see why these are one of your favorites.

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  35. Cookies look perfect and awesome...great clicks.

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  36. great clicks..perfect for anytime...

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  37. great click ..and ur description of the cookie makes me want totry this right now..
    i have an awrd for u guys..plz collect it from my blog

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  38. hey very tempting cookies...nice stuffing...

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  39. Nice clicks & delicious cookies....

    HAppy NEw Year Sunitha to U & your family....

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  40. Loved the pictures!!! As far as baking, not happening anytime soon,whatz ur thought on moving to PA??!!!

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  41. Sunitha..these are the cutest cookies i have ever seen...wonderful clickdear.. :)

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  42. Fantastic cookies,Beautiful clicks

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