SPUMONI SLICE COOKIES RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 1/4 c flour
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1 c butter, softened
2/3 c sugar
1 egg
1 square semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled (I would use 2 squares)
Green food coloring
1/3 c finely chopped pistachios
Red food coloring (I would add cherry extract)
50 maraschino cherries
1/4 t almond extract

Directions:

Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and egg with an electric mixer set at medium speed. Beat until the mixture is light and creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix until smooth.

Divide the dough into three equal pieces.

Stir the melted chocolate into one portion of the dough (I removed the other two portions from the mixer bowl and added the chocolate to this portion using the electric mixer). Set aside.

Add enough green food coloring to the second portion of dough to create a pastel green dough. Knead the dough in your hands to help evenly distribute the coloring. Stir the the pistachios into this portion of the dough as well, then set aside.

Add enough red food coloring to the third portion of dough to create a pink dough. Again, knead the dough in your hands to evenly distribute the coloring. Stir the almond extract and candied cherries into this portion of the dough.

Line an empty wax paper box (12 x 2 x 2) with wax paper. Press the pink dough evenly into the box. Press the chocolate dough into an even layer on top of the pink dough. Create a final layer on top with the green dough. Wrap the box with plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 3 hours.

Heat the oven to 375°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Unwrap the chilled dough. Cut the dough into 1/4 inch slices. Place the cookies about 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake 7-11 minutes or until just set. Let the cookies rest for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely.

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Source (credit): http://littlethingsxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/12/spumoni-slice-cookies.html

SPUMONI SLICE COOKIES RECIPE

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