Swiss Roll Style Cookies

Heya,

When I was in primary school the best school dessert was always Swiss rolls. I think its most likely because 7 year old me was mesmerised by how a cake could have a spiral patter but nevertheless they were delicious! I have tried making a Swiss roll cake in the past but have always found it incredibly tricky to make the sponge flat enough, keep it the right temperature and have the self control to not smash it when I get frustrated. (This happens surprisingly often!) Therefore, I thought I would experiment with making Swiss roll style cookies. As the spiral shape is done when the cookie dough is raw, the whole process is significantly easier. In order to get a clear sharp contrast between the 2 swirls I wanted to use a very light flavour and a very dark flavour. I thought I would do cookie and cream- my favourite flavour of all! By putting the Oreo filling in the lighter spiral and the Oreo biscuit in the darker spiral I got the perfect contrast of colours however many other fillings will also work! I hope this recipe brings you as much joy as it brings me!

Here is my recipe for Swiss Roll Style Cookies:

Ingredients: (Makes 20)

• 225g Butter, softened
• 250g Caster Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1tsp Vanilla Extract
• 350g Plain Flour
• 1tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2tsp Baking Powder
• 12 Oreos, separated (you can try different fillings as well such as Milk & White Chocolate or simply 2 different Food Colourings)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 175’c, gas mark 4
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar
3. Mix in the egg and vanilla until fully combined
4. Add the flour, soda and powder and mix until a dough forms (you may need to use your hands at this point!)
5. separate the dough into 2 halves
6. Blend the biscuit part of the Oreo into a fine crumb
7. Add Oreo filling to one half and the Oreo biscuit crumb to the other half
8. Roll out both doughs into equal sized rectangles about 1/2cm thick.
9. Place one rectangle onto the other (I normally do the dough that weighs less on top as it is less likely to break but it doesn't matter which one you do!) 
10. Roll the dough into a spiral shape as if you are making sushi
11. Cut using a sharp knife into 20 equal sized cookies and place on a baking tray 5cm apart (The biscuits will spread A LOT!)
12. Baking for 15 minutes
13. Enjoy!!

Comment below if you have made this bake or have any questions!

Lottie X