Spumoni Cookies

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These scrumptious cookies are made with pistachio nuts, unsweetened chocolate and maraschino cherries.

2 hours Prep: 2 hours Cook: 10 minutes

43 calories per serving view nutrition facts

78 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	cup	butter	softened
1/2	cup	sugar
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1	each	egg
2 1/4	cups	flour, all-purpose
1/4	cup	pistachio nuts	or toasted almonds, chopped
6	drops	food coloring	green
1	ounces	chocolate unsweetened	unweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
2	tablespoons	maraschino cherries	drained, finely chopped
1/2	teaspoon	salt

Directions

Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Stir in flour and salt. Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Mix nuts and food coloring in one part. Mix chocolate into 1 part. Mix cherries into remaining part. Line bottom and ends of loaf pan (9x5x3) with aluminum foil, allowing ends of foil to extend 5-inches over each end of pan.

Press nut dough evenly in bottom of pan. Press chocolate dough on top of nut dough. Press cherry dough on top of chocolate dough. Cover dough with extended ends of foil. Refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than six weeks.

Heat oven to 375 F. Remove foil & dough from pan; remove foil. Cut dough crosswise into 1/4-inch slices; cut each slice into half. Place about 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake cookies until set, about 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

Reviews

These cookies have been a favorite of my daughter since she was little. They're easy to make.
about 1 year ago by mlh

Excellent cookie recipe. I have incorporated this recipe with my annual Italian cookie assortment.
over 6 years ago

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 9g

Amount per Serving

Calories 43 57% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.0g	4%
Saturated Fat 2.0g	8%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 9mg	3%
Sodium 33mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 4.0g	1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g	1%
Sugars 1.0g
Protein 1.0g	1%