Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2011

An interesting adventure for a bored baker. I had fun with these cookies but they are time consuming. In the end, they turned out perfectly. Very delicious; soft, chewy and tasty. I made a few changes but kind of charted my own course. I added 3 tbsp of hot chocolate powder with the melted chocolate to the chocolate dough. I also used butter and let them chill for a few hours. It made them just sweet enough. I got about 50 cookies, though some fairly small. I'll tuck this one away for a rainy day. Thanks for sharing!

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Kate B

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2011

I will not use this recipe again. The dough is way too soft and a nightmare to work with.

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puzzled

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

My BF remembers these cookies from his childhood, so we tried this recipe. We've made them a few times now and have implemented a couple changes. As written, they aren't sweet enough, we increase the sugar to 3/4c; also use butter instead of shortening. The result is exactly what he wanted. Yes, time consuming and a bit of work, but worth it. Make sure you chill the dough properly or it will be too soft to work with: I chill dough balls for 1.5 hrs, roll them out using wax paper on top and bottom, then place choc layer on top of white, make the jelly-roll, and then chill the roll wrapped in wax paper for 3 hrs. Unwrap and the cold dough slices perfectly with a sharp knife. Double or triple the recipe and freeze the extra cookies so you don't have to go through the work every time you want these, thats what we do. Works great. Thanks for the recipe!

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ren1216

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2011

Requires patience. They are in the oven now and look just like the picture. I used a rolling mat to roll out the best rectangle I could. Then I flipped it onto a 8x13 pan. I did the same with the second ball of dough and flipped it onto the other. I trimmed the edges square and rolled it up longways in the pan. I did double the recipe and ended up with 45 cookies.

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spicegirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2010

Great cookies. I followed the advice of others and used a whole egg, ommitted the milk and used 3 tbsp of cocoa instead. I didn't chill the dough before rolling, which made it easier to work with. I did chill it after I rolled them though. They turned out great!! I got 4 dozen cookies out of one roll.

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Brenda

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2010

Good Base recipe. Kind of a crunchy, creamy cookie. Try it with other things in or instead of the middle layer. Nuts, coconut, jelly or jams. I would prefer it a little less crispy/dry so would have to play with that another time.

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cmkennedy7

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2010

Pinwheel my backside! These were a nightmare. The dough was impossible to work with! I used a ton of powdered sugar to roll it out, it still stuck everywhere, and thank Goodness I used sugar and not flour to roll it! The chocolate dough was bitter and the vanilla dough was bland. The ONLY reason I'm giving this three stars is because my 1 year old can't get enough of these cookies. Everybody over 1 thinks they stink. I ended up globbing together the two doughs and rolling 'em into tie-dye balls, which my 6 year old thought looked awesome, till he tasted them.

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MomZilla (Evin)

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2010

I have been trying to make chocolate pinwheel cookies successfully for years with no avail. I came across this last Christmas, tried it and couldn't believe how beutiful the cookies came out. they where so easy to make, ketpt there shape, easy to roll,cut and tasted good. I hope this year I have the same luck. I will let you know. Bernie

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Bernie

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Hilliard, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2010

They turned out really really dry. Actually that's an understatement... They were rock colid. It was probably just something I did wrong though. 3 stars cause it's probably my fault!

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dancR4ever1504

Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2010

I'm giving this 2 stars only because the flavor was good. Rolling out the dough was difficult. The vanilla seem ok but the chocolate was to dry. I followed the recipe exactly. When I tried to slice the cookies they crumbled apart. I salvaged the cookie by placing mounds of crumbled dough on sheet and pressing it down with a glass. They looked strange but tasted good. I am looking for a different pinwheel recipe.

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