Apple Butter Pinwheel Cookies
ShareThe perfect pinwheel cookie for apple lovers. A light cookie, sweetened with a spiral of cinnamon apple butter.
I’m about to turn into the biggest baby. It’s getting COLD out there. It’s only a taste really because I know worse is coming but let’s not discuss that yet. I’m going to stick my fingers in my ears and pretend that dreaded ‘W’ word isn’t coming.
The thing is… the cold weather just hit us so fast this year. Usually we have a nice transition from Summer to Fall. No such luck this year. Have you been hit with the cold yet too? It’s in the 40s in the morning lately. Brrrr. I have a feeling I’ll be breaking out the boots and scarves this week! Okay… that’s a definite plus to Fall.
It was chilly yesterday when the kids wanted to ride their bikes, so I hid under a sleeping bag to keep warm. It was quite cozy actually. Silly looking, but totally cozy. The only things that would’ve made it better… a hot drink and/or a fire.
We’re still working on the fire pit idea. Someday… someday! Maybe next year?
Until then, I’ll nibble on these totally scrumptious pinwheel cookies, perfectly flavored for Fall!
I had apple butter just dying to be used in a recipe. This lightly flavored cookie dough pairs perfectly with the sweet cinnamon apple butter filling. It’s a seasonal twist on a family favorite pinwheel cookie.
Soft cookies with a subtle cinnamon flavor and a sweet apple butter filling. A must make for apple fans!
Apple Butter Pinwheel Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 C unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 C granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 C all purpose flour
- 2/3 C cinnamon apple butter
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in egg, followed by salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Finally mix in flour, until no streaks remain.
- Cover and chill dough 1-4 hours or until thoroughly chilled.
- Play dough between two sheets of wax paper. Roll out dough into a large rectangle, to roughly 1/4-inch thick. Spread apple butter in a thin layer over prepared dough, leaving 1/2-inch space around the edges.
- *If necessary, chill dough 30-60 more minutes if dough is too soft to roll.
- Roll dough rightly, pinching edges to seal. Wrap in a new sheet of wax paper. Chill 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Slice cookies 1/4-inch thick, spacing 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
- Transfer cookie sheet to freezer for 5-10 minutes.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are just golden. Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
I really love apple butter but never thought to use it like this in a dessert. Love it!
Thanks Lauren!
My husband is crazy for anything apple! I can’t wait to make these.
Thanks Lisa!
I love pinwheel cookies but have never made them like this. Usually the only time I bake them is when making pies, with the leftover pie crust. I like this cookie dough version and I think a trip to the store for some apple butter is in order!
It’s been very cool here for the past few days as well and I too am dreading the onset of Winter.
I could probably survive a long cold Fall but the dread of Winter… brrr! We should both stock up on apple butter to get us through :)
bahaha @ your sleeping bag! You’re a better mom than me – I just look from the window when it gets too cold.
I love spiral cookies! They always look so fancy!
The little ones can’t be trusted without supervision and free roaming lol
I’m a big fan of fall (the f-word? haha) but like you, will pretend it doesn’t lead to the w-word… bleh! I will happily consume apple butter cookies while I revel in my denial :)
Hahaha that’s a good F word. I wish we could skip straight over the W word and on to Spring!
Love, love, love these, so cute and I love how you’ve used apple butter :)
Thanks Annie!
This is genius!! You truly are the apple queen!
Thanks Liz!
How well/long do these cookies keep? Should they be stored in the fridge? I love the idea!
They shouldn’t need to be refrigerated, but you’re always welcome to if you prefer. As for how long they’ll last, easily a week or more at the very least. Stored in the fridge or freezer and they’ll last longer. However I don’t have an exact timing for you since my family gobbled them up!
I love apple butter in the fall, and the idea of them in cookies sounds absolutely lovely!
Thanks Erin!
Oooo I LOVE apple butter! This is such a creative cookie! My pinwheels never look that good :) the cold weather definitely just all of a sudden hit us too! It completely went from 90s to 70s within a day and now it’s Fall weather the whole week :) not gonna lie – I love the crisp cold air! Haha…probably won’t be saying that for long!
I’d take your 70s over our 50s and 60s! ;)
these look so yummy and so cute! I will need to try them ;-)
Thanks Michele!
Loving your cookies! Perfect for the cooler weather. Do you have any idea if stored in a closed container how long will they be good for? Thinking of making a big batch and store them in my pantry:) Thanks!
They disappeared rather quickly here so I don’t have an exact timing for you. I imagine a week or two at room temperature would be fine, longer stored chilled or frozen. Enjoy!
Don’t hate me, but I’m jealous of your cold weather. It was almost 90 here yesterday. Too hot for September! These cookies look delicious!
We should mesh the two weather patterns together. Perfect in between temp!
This is such a great way to use apple butter. I only have three jars in my pantry.
Thanks Jennie!
We’re having ridiculous weather in Colorado. Snow last Friday and then back up to 80 degrees on Sunday! These cookies would have been perfect Friday. Love apple butter!
You can totally keep the snow! I’m not ready for that ;)
It was ridiculously cold here too, we even had a couple days of snow last week and I was getting scared that we were going to completely skip fall! But it got warm again and now it feels like summer so who knows, maybe we’ll have a nice fall after all! These cookies look delicious, I need to make some apple butter soon, I’ve been seeing it everywhere the last week or so!
I keep hearing about this early snow. Craziness!
It’s been so chilly here too! Our friend Scott F is in shirtless weather though… did you see it was up to 114 there the other day? CRAZY!
The weather has been crazy all over but I’m glad it hasn’t been that hot here! He can keep it lol ;)
Did you say cinnamon apple butter? All I heard was heaven! Loving these!
Thanks Jessica!
I live here in Central Pennsylvania and while it’s become chilly in the evenings, we’re no where near the 40’s yet – yikes, that’s cold! Hoping it warms up a bit for you, these cookies look amazing! Apple butter was always one of my favorite treats. :)
Thanks Kelly! :)
These cookies look so nice! And so delicious!
Thanks Medeja!
I’ll take that stack of 10 cookies you have right up here. I just need some tea, a cozy blanket, and I’ll be all set
I’d gladly offer you some if there were any left :)
I am big fan of apples! These are such great fall cookies! Yum!
Thanks Laura!
I could eat that apple butter with a spoon! Or just dip these cookies right into the apple butter jar!!
My grandmother makes all four of our families apple butter and relish. She makes so much she gives us all two jars of each every year. This means we have about 2-3 jars of apple butter in the pantry at all times. I’m always looking for recipes to help us get rid of it so we can make room for the new stock.
Such a great gift! I hope you enjoy the cookies! :)
Y’know, I went through a real gamut of emotions with these cookies.
At first I was excited. I love apple butter and was happy to find a fun idea to use it up when I inevitably buy too much during the Fall market season.
Then when I was making the cookies, I was extremely dubious. It was tricky to roll the cookies up as the apple butter was getting squished out with each roll. It felt like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. I threw the rolled cookie logs into the freezer and thought it might be a loss.
And then I baked them and I was excited! I sliced the cookies from frozen and they were very much ovals, not circles. Threw the in the oven to see what would happen and they turned out GREAT!
Overall, these cookies are a little fussy but if you’re willing to give them a try, you will be happy with the results.
Pinwheel cookies definitely are a bit more finicky than the average cookie, especially with a filling. So glad you enjoyed them after all of your hard work! :)