The company was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who had been friends since their childhood in Merrick, New York. Jerry Greenfield (left) and Ben Cohen (right) in 2010 This includes the way their products have been manufactured, marketed, and distributed. The company, and its two founders, have also been noted for their political activism and advocacy for social justice. Some of these flavors have been themed after musicians, comedians, and public figures, such as Jerry Garcia, Stephen Colbert, Colin Kaepernick, and Phish. Its present-day headquarters is in South Burlington, Vermont, with its factory in Waterbury, Vermont.īen & Jerry's is known for their original flavors, many of which incorporate foods and desserts mixed with ice cream. It was sold in 2000 to multinational conglomerate Unilever and operates as a fully owned subsidiary. Founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, the company went from a single ice cream parlor to a multi-national brand over the course of a few decades. Then place the slices on the baking sheet 2 inches (5cm) apart as they expand during baking.Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc., trading and commonly known as Ben & Jerry's, is an American company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet. (If you don’t use the glass method, and want to make the flatten part round again, roll that part on a work surface a couple of times to give its rounded shape again). Next, remove the dough from the freezer and cut the slices into almost ⅕ inches (5mm) thick and bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies slightly change color from the edges. (If you want to keep the log’s rounded shape when you remove it from the freezer-without rolling it to make it round again, you can use the trick in the link: Before putting the rounded log in the freezer, place it between two rounded glasses.) Then place the log in the freezer for 1 hour. Place the short side of the dough in front of you and roll the dough tightly to make it a cylinder with the help of parchment paper. If you prefer more swirl and as a result, fewer cookies(but still there will be lots of cookies) Before you slice them, cover the dough with parchment paper and keep the dough almost 1 hour in the freezer. If it happens, gently squeeze the dough with your fingers. Put the long side of the dough in front of you and roll the dough tightly to make it a cylinder with the help of parchment paper.ĭuring the rolling step, the cocoa dough may have some tears. If you prefer less swirl but more cookies You can either make them with less swirl or more swirl. Next step is making a cylinder but first, you need to decide how you want your cookies to look like. You can do the opposite, it depends on how you want the cookies to look like.Īfter placing the vanilla dough over the cocoa dough or vice versa, use your rolling pin to stick the doughs. We can have control over the dough, it doesn’t fall over the other dough/separate from the parchment paper suddenly. But they shouldn’t be too warm so we can put one dough over the other easily. They shouldn’t be too cold so that they can stick to each other easily. If the dough sticks, you can use flour over the vanilla dough.Īfter these steps, if the doughs are getting warm, keep them in the freezer for 10 minutes to let them cool so you can work easily in the next step. Then take the vanilla dough from the freezer and place the dough on parchment paper and apply the same steps. If the dough chills enough, the rolling pin won’t stick to the dough but if you think flour is needed when rolling, you can sprinkle cocoa powder on top of the cocoa dough instead of flour. Roll out the dough almost 7,5*10,5 inches (19*26cm) long, ⅛ inch (3mm) thick. Place the cocoa dough on parchment paper. Then let them chill for 30-45 minutes in the freezer. Place the cocoa dough on a plastic film and form into a disc or a square as well. Later add cocoa powder to the other half and mix well. Then place one half on a plastic film and form into disc or a square. The dough will be sticky but easy to roll out after it rests in the freezer. When they mix well, add the flour and mix until incorporated.
Later, add in the eggs one at a time and then add the vanilla.
How to Make Swirl Cookiesįirst, combine the butter and sugar at low speed and then beat at medium speed until light and fluffy for almost 4 minutes.
The lightness of the dough is very similar to my cookie sticks dough. Today I make it very classic with vanilla and cocoa dough. Then you tightly roll the dough into a log shape and slice.
These fancy-looking cookies take the attention immediately.Īctually, it is nothing more than rolling out two different doughs and placing one dough over the other. These vanilla and chocolate swirl cookies are light and delicious. Also named as pinwheel cookies, they look so fancy with the spiral but at the same time, they are so easy to make.