Peppermint Patty Pinwheels Recipe

How to make it

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• Mix butter, sugar, egg and flavorings.
• Mix flour and salt, and blend in thoroughly.
• Divide dough in half.
• Blend food coloring into one half, and chill both halves until firm.
• On lightly floured cloth-covered board, roll the plain half into a 12-inch square.
• Roll the red half the same size and lay on top of the plain dough. Roll the double-layered dough gently until about 1/4 inch thick. Roll up like a jelly roll and chill one hour.
• Must chill til firm or it will be too soft to cut and you'll have funny shaped cookies, trust me, they were amorphous blobs, not pretty.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Slice cookies 1/4 inch thick.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake 9 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• I used a rolling pin to crush the peppermint candy, it was very fun!
• While still warm, (IMPORTANT) brush with egg-white glaze (1 egg white combined with 2 tablespoons water) and sprinkle with peppermint candy and sugar. Use the pastuerized egg whites sold in pints, just use about one eigth of a cup.
• Makes about 3 dozen.