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Neapolitan Cookies

Name: Neapolitan Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 11 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 6 drops red food coloring; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

about 11 dozen

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023

My sister shared the recipe for these tricolor treats several years ago. The crisp cookies are fun to eat one section at a time or with all three in one bite. —Jan Mallo, White Pigeon, Michigan

Neapolitan Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
6 drops red food coloring
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

Directions

Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with waxed paper, letting ends extend up sides. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

Divide dough into 3 portions. Mix almond extract and food coloring into 1 portion; spread evenly into prepared pan. Mix walnuts into another portion; spread evenly over first layer. Mix melted chocolate into remaining portion; spread over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°. Lifting with waxed paper, remove dough from pan. Cut lengthwise in half; cut each half crosswise into 1/8-in. slices.
Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are firm, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 35 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 25mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.