Description

Magical Spiral Cookies are visually stunning, colorful cookies featuring layers of purple, black, and white dough spiraled together. These buttery, sweet, and soft-textured treats are perfect for parties or as a whimsical snack. The combination of almond and vanilla extracts adds a delightful aroma and flavor, while sprinkles give a playful finish to these charming homemade cookies.

Ingredients

Scale

Cookie Dough

1½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
3½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp salt

Coloring and Decoration

Purple gel food coloring
Black gel food coloring
Purple sprinkles
½ cup black or chocolate sprinkles

Instructions

Beat Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, beat the room temperature unsalted butter with powdered sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, ensuring the cookies will be tender.
Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the eggs and milk until the batter is smooth and fully combined, preparing the base for the dough.
Incorporate Remaining Ingredients: Add the all-purpose flour, salt, vanilla extract, and almond extract to the mixture. Stir until you form a consistent cookie dough.
Divide and Color the Dough: Separate the dough into three portions. Tint one half of the dough purple using the gel food coloring. Divide the remaining half into black and white portions, tinting accordingly.
Roll the Black Dough: Roll the black portion of the dough into a rectangle approximately 6×12 inches in size.
Add the White Layer: Roll the white dough into the same size rectangle and place it carefully on top of the black rectangle. Roll them together lightly to make them adhere without blending the colors.
Prepare the Purple Layer: Roll the purple dough into a 6×12-inch rectangle, sprinkle evenly with purple sprinkles, and then carefully roll this layer into a log shape.
Chill and Slice: (Implied step) Refrigerate the spiral log until firm, then slice into individual cookie shapes before baking according to standard sugar cookie bake times (not provided in original but typically 10-12 minutes at 350°F).

Notes

For best results, chill the rolled dough log in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before slicing to maintain the spiral shape.
Use gel food coloring to avoid altering the dough consistency.
Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
The recipe yields 36 cookies, making it perfect for gatherings or gift-giving.
Baking time is not specified in the original but generally 10-12 minutes at 350°F (175°C) is recommended for similar sized sugar cookies.

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes per batch
Category: Baking
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: spiral cookies, colorful cookies, butter cookies, almond extract cookies, holiday cookies, party snacks, homemade cookies