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Spumoni Slices

My sweet rectangles get their name from the old-fashioned tri-colored ice cream. Our whole family prefers them.

42 ServingsPrep: 40 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3 to 5 drops green food coloring
1/4 cup finely chopped candied red cherries
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 to 5 drops red food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Divide dough
in three portions. Stir chocolate into one portion. Add pecans and
green food coloring to the second portion. Add cherries, almond
extract and red food coloring to the third.
Roll each portion between two pieces of waxed paper into an 8-in. x
6-in. rectangle. Remove waxed paper. Place chocolate rectangle on a
piece of plastic wrap. Top with the green and pink rectangles; press
together lightly. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
Cut chilled dough in half lengthwise. Return one rectangle to the
refrigerator. Cut remaining rectangle into 1/8-in. slices. Place 1

2 of 2

Spumoni Slices (continued)

Directions (continued)

in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 375° for 5-7 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes
before removing to wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough. Yield:
about 7 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 101 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.