Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 30 wooden popsticks
  • 1 cup colored sugar, one or several colors
  • 30 candy coated chocolate candies

Method

  • With a paddle attachment, beat butter, cream cheese, and egg yolk until smooth.
  • Stir in flour and baking powder.
  • Mix until stiff dough forms.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Lightly beat egg white and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • On lightly floured surface, roll dough, 1/2 at a time, into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle.
  • With sharp knife, cut dough into 3-inch squares.
  • Place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Brush with egg white.
  • Lightly press about 1 1/2 inches of wooden stick into bottom center of each dough square.
  • With sharp knife, cut the dough diagonally from each corner to within 1/2-inch of center of each square.
  • Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon colored sugar over each square.
  • Fold alternate corners of the square to the center to form pinwheel, overlapping the dough at the center pushing down gently to seal in center.
  • Press one candy coated chocolate in center of each pinwheel.
  • Bake until set, about 9 to 12 minutes.
  • Using spatula, immediately remove from cookie sheets.