Recipe - Spumoni Slices

One half cup Shortening
One half cup Margarine or butter
3 cup All purpose flour
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 tablespoon Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 Square (1 ounce) semisweet
Chocolate, melted and
Cooled
4 teaspoon Milk
1/3 cup Chopped candied red
Cherries
One half cup Chopped pistachio nuts
One fourth teaspoon Rum flavoring
Few drops green food
Coloring
Powdered sugar icing or
Melted chocolate (optional)

Beat shortening and margarine or butter about 30 seconds or till softened.
Add half the flour, the sugar, egg, 2 Tbsp. milk, vanilla, baking soda, and
One fourth tsp. salt. Beat till thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl
occasionally. Stir in remaining flour.

Divide dough into thirds. Into one portion, mix chocolate and 2 tsp. of
the milk. Into second portion, mix cherries. Into third portion mix nuts,
remaining milk, flavoring, and enough green food coloring to tint dough.

To shape dough, line bottom and sides of an 8 x 4 x 2 inch 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 One fourth inch
thick slices; cut each slice crosswise into three pieces. Place 2 inches
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 oven 8 to 10 minutes or till
edges are lightly browned. Remove and cool on rack. Drizzle with powdered
sugar icing tinted green or with melted chocolate. Makes about 84

From: Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies 1992

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