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Neapolitan Swirl Cookies


  • Author: Jennifer
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: Approximately 24 cookies 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Delicious Neapolitan Swirl Cookies with a fun and unique color and flavor combination.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 200g unsalted butter
  • 125g icing sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 350g plain flour
  • 20g dark chocolate (melted)
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp raspberry essence
  • Pink food colouring

Instructions

  1. Cream together the butter and icing sugar.
  2. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
  3. Sift in the flour, cornflour and a pinch of salt.
  4. Mix thoroughly, and bring together into a dough.
  5. Weigh the dough, and divide evenly into 3 portions.
  6. Add the vanilla essence to one portion, and knead it in.
  7. To the second portion, add the raspberry essence and pink food colouring, kneading until it is an even pink colour.
  8. To the third portion, add the melted chocolate and cocoa powder, kneading until it comes together.
  9. Pinch off the dough into grape-sized portions (around 7g) and roll them into balls.
  10. Form the swirled biscuits by taking 2 balls of each colour, and alternating the colours, shape them into a flower shape.
  11. Pinch the colours together and form the dough into a stocky cylinder.
  12. Swirl the dough using a circular motion on the counter until swirled to preference.
  13. Repeat until no dough is left and place the cookies swirl side up onto a lined baking tray.
  14. Place the tray in the fridge for around 15 minutes and preheat the oven to 160 C (fan).
  15. Bake the cookies for around 12-15 minutes, until baked.
  16. Enjoy!

Notes

  • The dough segments should be the same size for better swirling.
  • This method may take practice to master.
  • Refer to Instagram Stories for a video tutorial.
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 120
  • Sugar: 8g
  • Sodium: 50mg
  • Fat: 7g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 15g
  • Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 20mg