Snickerdoodle Pinwheels

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon and set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat the 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese on medium-high speed for 30 seconds.
• 3 add the 1 cup sugar and baking powder.
• 4 beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• 5 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 6 mix in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer and stir in any remaining flour by hand.
• 7 divide dough in half.
• 8 between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll each half of the dough at a time into a 12x8-inch rectangle.
• 9 remove top sheet of waxed paper.
• 10 brush half of the melted butter over the dough rectangle and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• 11 starting from a short side, roll up into a spiral, removing waxed paper as you roll.
• 12 pinch edges to seal.
• 13 roll in the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat roll.
• 14 wrap each roll in plastic wrap and chill about 4 hours or until dough is firm.
• 15 using a sharp knife, cut dough into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• 16 place slices 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 17 bake in a 375° f oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm.
• 18 cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.