Swedish Pinwheels

Swedish Pinwheels

Makes 27 cookies, Prep: 20 minutes, Refrigerate: 1 hour, Bake: at 325 degrees for 12 minutes

Ingredients

 * Cookie Dough:
 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
 * 2 teaspoons cardamom
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
 * 2/3 cup sugar
 * 1 egg
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


 * Fruit Filling:
 * 1 cup chopped walnuts
 * 1/4 cup apricot preserves
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 * 1 tablespoon sugar
 * 1 egg white, lightly beaten
 * Red and green sugars

Directions

 * Dough:
 * 1) Combine flour, cardamom and salt in bowl.
 * 2) Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until creamy.
 * 3) Beat in egg and vanilla until fluffy.
 * 4) Stir in flour mixture.
 * 5) Divide dough into thirds; flatten.
 * 6) Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour.


 * Filling:
 * 1) Combine nuts, apricot preserves, cinnamon and sugar in small bowl.


 * Cookies
 * 1) Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 2 large baking sheets.
 * 2) On floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll one-third of dough into 9-inch square. Keep unused dough refrigerated
 * 3) Cut dough into nine 3-inch squares.
 * 4) Place squares, 1 inch apart, on prepared sheets.
 * 5) With small knife, cut four 1 3/4-inch-long slits into each square, from each corner almost to center.
 * 6) Spoon 1 teaspoon filling onto center of each square; brush edges with egg white.
 * 7) Fold every other corner or tip over filling to center; press lightly to stick.
 * 8) Place 1/4 teaspoon filling in center of each cookie.
 * 9) Brush tops with egg white; sprinkle with colored sugars.
 * 10) Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
 * 11) Bake in 325 degrees oven for 12 minutes or until lightly golden.
 * 12) Cool cookies on wire racks. Store at room temperature or freeze.

Contributed by :

 * World Recipes Y-Group