Salted Caramel Pinwheel Cookies Recipe
I am all about these little beauties! I mean hello, gorgeous swirls of caramel!
Salted Caramel Pinwheel Cookies Recipe How to Make Caramel Pinwheel CookiesGet the Recipe
You’ll also sign up to get new recipes in your inbox. Δ We all know that a Holiday Cookie platter needs a few stunners. This year, I have the Salted Caramel Pinwheel cookie that will surely do the trick. ANNND it’s not only a looker…it’s EASY. I am ALL ABOUT a cookie that looks like it’s complicated but is really DL simple.
This is the 3rd cookie in my 12 Days of Christmas Cookie series, and it’s been delicious so far! I recap all the cookies at the bottom of the post, so stay til the end! One thing that I like most about this cookie is that you can make the dough a day or two ahead and slice and bake them when you’re ready! Sometimes big baking days can get a little hectic, so having a few doughs that are already made and ready to go in the oven make the situation a lot easier.
How to Make Caramel Pinwheel Cookies
The dough on these is quick…plus is has cream cheese in it, so the texture is soft, and rich! Don’t worry if you’re not a cream cheese fan, though, you can’t taste it at all. The caramel is simple as well, it’s thick so it doesn’t squeeze out, but bakes up soft. After you’ve rolled up the dough, let it chill. Like I said you can do this a day or two in advance! Then you slice them when you’re ready to bake.
I like to sprinkle flaked sea salt on top of the cookies. It makes them a little extra pretty, in my opinion. You could easily sprinkle the salt on top of the caramel layer too!
Enjoy! Under the recipe is a recap of our 12 Days of Christmas Cookies so far!
1 cup butter, room temperature 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
Filling
30 soft caramels, unwrapped 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
flaked sea salt for sprinkling Day 1: 3 Ingredient Shortbread Day 2: Double Chocolate Mocha Cookies
