Filled Pinwheel Cookies, a Quick Recipe that Wins Everyone Over.
If you’re looking for a cookie that is incredibly soft, easy to prepare and absolutely indulgent, stop here!

These Filled Pinwheel Cookies are the perfect answer to your sweet craving, ideal for breakfast, snack or a coffee break.

I used my oil shortcrust pastry, a butter-free dough that doesn’t need resting in the fridge, making preparation very fast. It’s a light, crumbly and soft shortcrust that rolls out in an instant and stays tender even after baking. For the filling you decide: a decadent cream (which can be pistachio cream or chocolate spread) that gently wraps in the dough. Come with me and let’s get baking.

Enjoy the recipe, Giusi.

Ingredients for the pinwheel cookies

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg
3.5 tbsp vegetable (neutral) oil
5 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp baking powder

Steps

In a large bowl, mix the flour, the sugar and the baking powder.
In a separate bowl, mix well the egg with the milk and the oil.
Gradually add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and work the mixture until you obtain a homogeneous, soft dough. If the dough becomes too sticky, add a little more flour until it no longer sticks to your hands.
Roll the dough on a floured surface into a regular rectangle of about 12 x 8 in. Rework the leftover scraps to make more pinwheels.
Spread your preferred cream over the entire surface (avoid jam, as it tends to leak during baking), leaving a small border free on one of the long sides.
Roll the dough onto itself, starting from the long side, so that the roll is tight and compact. Seal the closure by slightly wetting the edge with water.
With a sharp serrated knife (to avoid crushing the roll), cut the pinwheels into slices about 3/4 in thick.
Finally place the pinwheels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake in a preheated conventional oven at 356°F on the middle rack for 15 minutes.
Remove the pinwheels from the oven and, if desired, brush them immediately with a syrup (boiled water and sugar) to make them glossy, or let them cool and dust them with powdered sugar.