Circus Spirals

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup coloured sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in the egg and vanilla.
• 3 stir the flour together with the baking powder.
• 4 add to the butter mixture in 2 additions.
• 5 divide the dough in half and flatten into discs.
• 6 wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chilled.
• 7 between sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap, roll out each portion to 12" x 8" rectangle.
• 8 remove the top paper and brush the dough lightly with the beaten egg.
• 9 sprinkle the coloured sugar evenly over the top.
• 10 using the bottom paper as a guide and starting at the long side, tightly roll up the dough.
• 11 wrap again in plastic wrap, twisting the ends to seal well.
• 12 refrigerate the logs for about 3 hours or until firm.
• 13 grease or line rimless baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• 14 cut the logs into 1/4" thick slices and place about 1" apart on the prepared pans.
• 15 bake in the top and bottom thirds of a 375 degree f oven, rotating and switching pans halfway through, for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
• 16 let cool on the pans on a rack for 5 minutes.
• 17 with a spatula, transfer the cookies to a rack and let cool completely.