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Spumoni Slices

Recipe By : Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies, 1992
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Italian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Shortening
1/2 c Butter
3 c All purpose flour
1 c Sugar
1 Egg
2 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 oz Semi-sweet chocolate --
- melted & Cooled
4 ts Milk
1/3 c Candied red cherries -- chopped
1/2 c Pistachio nuts -- chopped
1/4 ts Rum flavoring
2 dr Green food coloring -- up to 3
Powdered sugar icing or
- melted chocolate (optional)

Beat shortening and butter about 30 seconds or until softened. Add
half the flour, the sugar, egg, 2 tb milk, vanilla, baking soda,
and 1/4 ts salt. Beat until thoroughly combined, scraping sides of
bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour.

Divide dough into thirds. Into one portion, mix chocolate and 2 ts
milk. Into 2nd portion, mix cherries. Into 3rd portion mix nuts,
remaining milk, flavoring, and enough green food coloring to tint
dough.

To shape dough, line bottom and sides of an 8x4x2" loaf pan with
clear plastic wrap. Press pink dough evenly in pan. Top with
chocolate dough. Top with green dough. Cover and chill for 4 to
24 hours.

Invert pan; remove dough. Remove plastic wrap. Cut dough into 1/4"
thick slices; cut each slice crosswise into three pieces. Place 2"
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375?F oven 8 to
10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove and cool on
rack. Drizzle with powdered sugar icing tinted green or with melted
chocolate.

Yield: 84 Servings


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