Farmer Boy Recipe - National S.O.A.S. Day!

What?  Yes, that's right boys & girls, it's "Something On A Stick Day"!  I don't know who thought that one up - probably someone who likes to visit those county fairs, where everything seems to be served up on a stick!  Anyway, it presented me with a challenge - to come up with something - and I did!

Farmer Boy Pinwheel Cookies

Ingredients: (makes about 2 1/2 dozen)

• 3/4 Cup of butter, softened
• 1 package of Cream Cheese (8 oz.), softened
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 Cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon of baking powder
• 30 wooden craft sticks
• 2/3 Cup of colored sugars
• 30 candy-coated chocolate pieces (M&M's or other)

Directions: In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, and the egg yolk.  Combine the flour and baking powder and mix all together to form a dough.  Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Divide the dough into two and roll out each to about 9 X 15 inches.  Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 3 inch squares.  Place each square onto an ungreased cookie sheet, a couple inches apart.  Lightly beat the egg white.  Brush each square with the egg white.  Press a craft stick onto the center of each square.  Using a sharp knife, cut diagonally from each corner to within 1/2 inch of the center of each square.  Sprinkle the colored sugar on each.  Fold every other point in, toward the center, and press to seal.  Place a candy piece in the center of each, over the folds, pressing each in place.

Bake for 9 - 12 minutes. (Don't let them over-bake!)  Remove promptly and leave on the sheet to cool and firm up.  Then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

I'd think this would be a good project to do with children.  Besides, you'd have some help cleaning up afterwards ... well, maybe! :)

The only problem I've found with these cookies is, that these pinwheels don't spin!  :)

If you make these, please let us all know, by leaving a comment here.  And sign up as a follower of my blog & tell others too!  Thanks.  The Old Man in the Bib Overalls