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Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Cookies

October 25, 2012 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 11 Comments

Chocolate and vanilla are our favourite cookie flavours. Sarah has combined them in these Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Cookies. They look really effective with the swirl. We might make a big batch of these for Christmas.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups plain (all purpose) flour
3/4 cup icing (confectioner’s) sugar
1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons (250 g or 2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons Dutch Cocoa powder
1 egg white
2 tablespoons sugar

Line two baking sheets with baking paper. Sift flour and icing sugar together, and cut in the butter.

When the mixture starts to come together, add the cream and vanilla. Divide the mixture in half and add the cocoa powder to one half. Knead the separate doughs lightly until smooth. Roll out each dough into a rectangle. Stack one of the doughs on top of the other and roll up into a log. Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate until firm.

Preheat over to 190 degree C (375 F). Brush log with egg white and roll in sugar. Cut into 1/4 inch slices and arrange of baking sheets. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, and cool on wire rack.

Makes approx 40 cookies.

If you enjoyed these cookies, you will also love our Vanilla Chocolate Butter Cookies, shown below.

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: Chocolate, vanilla

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Comments

  1. Vanessa says

    October 25, 2012 at 1:27 am

    They look delicious and if I omit the egg white are safe for my allergic child! I do need to ask though, is a stick of butter 125g?

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  2. A Spoonful Of Sugar says

    October 25, 2012 at 1:45 am

    The recipe has been edited Vanessa – it is now showing as 250g butter. 1 stick of butter is approx 115 g.

    Reply
  3. ~ko says

    October 25, 2012 at 6:50 am

    So sweet! The swirl is just too cute 🙂 I’ll be making these for sure!

    Reply
  4. Terriaw says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:12 am

    So pretty and fun! I made cookies similar to this a few years ago at our annual family cookie day, using chocolate and peanut butter dough. Quite tasty.

    Reply
  5. Tessa says

    October 25, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Will be making these this weekend, I can only hope mine look as good as yours

    Reply
  6. carole says

    October 25, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    What a great post. Just wanted to tell you I’m really enjoying your blog and have made several of the sewing projects. I’m Scottish but living in America and have visited your lovely country. I’m big on tea and biscuits.

    Reply
  7. sarah says

    December 20, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Will be calculateing the amounts tonight into EU amouts, mite even make them tomorow with my 2 girls

    Reply
  8. sarah says

    March 4, 2013 at 3:29 am

    You have inspired our family. NO more supermarket/pre packed cookies.
    And these swirls are my youngest daughters favorite (she almost 5)

    Reply
  9. Jacquita Davis says

    November 13, 2014 at 1:24 am

    Can you freeze these? If so, how long can they stay in the refrigerator?
    Love your website! ☺

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      November 13, 2014 at 9:02 am

      Hi Jacquita – most cookies will freeze in an air tight container for a month (if they last that long 🙂 )

      Reply
  10. Netta says

    January 12, 2020 at 10:34 am

    I ask this question early can you substitute whole milk for the cream that this recipe is calling for?

    Reply

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