Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Although these date pinwheel cookies take a bit of work, they’re worth it. To make your date pinwheel creation a bit easier, you can make both the filling and the dough in advance and put them together before baking. Preparation time: 12 1/2 hours, including chilling Baking time: 12 minutes Yield: 3 1/2 dozen 3/4 cup pitted dates 1/4 cup walnuts 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 orange 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup light brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Roughly chop the dates and walnuts.