Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

This incredibly easy - but completely perfect for Christmas - Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe is going to knock your socks off!

They are a wonderful cookie to bake for friends and family, serve at your own holiday gathering, or simply make on a chilly afternoon when you are trying to get into the spirit of Christmas this year!

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Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…with lots and lots of Christmas cookies!

Heck, even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, ’tis the season to stuff your face with party food and sweets, right?

I love baking Christmas cookies and thought I’d try to come up with a new Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas to share with you all!

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Check Out Our Baker's Notes for this Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas 

I chop my fresh cranberries in my magic bullet. There may be a few larger chunks, but I just toss those! 

This is a recipe you can spend 2 days making, which sometimes makes things easier. 

This is a shortbread like cookie, so a little crunchy and then the cranberries are sweet and chewy in the center. 

Looking for other recipes to like my Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe?

Check out these really fun Christmas recipes on The Rebel Chick, like our Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe. Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you! You may especially love our Christmas Pretzel Rolo Snacks Recipe!

My top Christmas cookie recipe is actually this Christmas Cookie Bars Recipe and it gets so many views every holiday season! I’ve been making it for years and it’s actually my second favorite! My other favorite is this M&Ms Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe!

But believe me, all of these other recipes are equally delicious!

How to Make This Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas

Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas Ingredients: 

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1-½ cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• ½ cup chopped fresh cranberries
• ½ cup chopped peanuts (I used ice cream nut topping)

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Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas Directions: 

Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla with a mixer until fluffy. Add dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Wrap dough in a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour. 

Roll chilled dough onto a floured surface into a large rectangle. 

Mix together brown sugar and milk and spread onto the dough, leaving a ½" edge all the way around. Sprinkle with cranberries and peanuts. 

Roll up dough, starting with the long edge and wrap tightly with wax paper. Refrigerate overnight. 

Preheat oven to 375 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice cookies into ¼" rounds and place 2" apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until just golden brown on the bottom. Let set for 2 minutes on the pan to cool before transfering to a cooling rack to cool completely. 

This Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas makes 36 cookies.

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Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies Recipe for Christmas

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter softened
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-½ cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• ½ cup chopped fresh cranberries
• ½ cup chopped peanuts use ice cream nut topping

Instructions

1. Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla with a mixer until fluffy. Add dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Wrap dough in a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour.
2. Roll chilled dough onto a floured surface into a large rectangle.
3. Mix together brown sugar and milk and spread onto the dough, leaving a ½" edge all the way around. Sprinkle with cranberries and peanuts.
4. Roll up dough, starting with the long edge and wrap tightly with wax paper. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 375 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice cookies into ¼" rounds and place 2" apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until just golden brown on the bottom. Let set for 2 minutes on the pan to cool before transfering to a cooling rack to cool completely.
6. Makes 36 cookies