Spumoni Slices (neapolitan Cookies)

Total Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares, melted (1 ounce each)
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 3 -5 drops green food coloring
• 1/4 cup candied red cherries, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 -5 drops red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 3 gradually add flour and mix well.
• 4 divide dough into three portions.
• 5 stir chocolate into one portion; mix well.
• 6 add pecans and green food coloring to the second portion.
• 7 add cherries, almond extract and red food coloring to the third.
• 8 roll each portion between two pieces of waxed paper into and 8x6-inch rectangle. remove waxed paper.
• 9 place chocolate rectangle on a piece of plastic wrap.
• 10 top with the green and pink rectangles; press together lightly.
• 11 wrap with plastic wrap and chill overnight. cut chilled dough in half lengthwise. return one rectangle to the refrigerator.
• 12 cut remaining rectangle into 1/8 inch slices.
• 13 place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 14 bake at 375 for 5-7 minutes or until set. cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• 15 repeat with remaining dough.
• 16 note: for another good and highly reviewed neapolitan cookie recipe, take a look at recipe number 47503.