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Spumoni Slices

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 squares (1 ounce each) 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

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add
flour and mix well. Divide dough in three portions. Stir chocolate into one
portion; mix well. 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

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refrigerator. Cut remaining rectangle into 1/8-in. slices. Place 1 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.