Circus Spirals Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Circus Spirals
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  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.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 674.29 Kcal (2823 kJ)
Calories from fat 277.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.89g 48%
Cholesterol 115.57mg 39%
Sodium 25.82mg 1%
Potassium 134.17mg 3%
Total Carbs 91.19g 30%
Sugars 49.95g 200%
Dietary Fiber 2.23g 9%
Protein 8.71g 17%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 41.4mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 449.55 Kcal (1882 kJ)
Calories from fat 185.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.59g 48%
Cholesterol 77.05mg 39%
Sodium 17.22mg 1%
Potassium 89.45mg 3%
Total Carbs 60.79g 30%
Sugars 33.3g 200%
Dietary Fiber 1.49g 9%
Protein 5.81g 17%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 0.6mg 5%
Calcium 27.6mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.6
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top