Christmas Rainbow Cookies
Photo: Geri@heartnsoulcooking
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts
Preparation
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Line the bottom and sides of a straight-sided 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with waxed paper of foil.
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Divide dough evenly into 3 parts. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 15 minutes.
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To make pink layer, remove 1 portion of dough from refrigerator. Add red food coloring one drop at a time. Stir in cherries. Press dough firmly and evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan . Refrigerate dough.
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To make white layer, stir in coconut into second portion of dough. Press i firmly and evenly over pink layer. Refrigerate dough.
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About
Notes:
This recipe sound complicated to make, but the recipe is easy to follow, one step at a time.
The pink, white and green cookie makes an attractive addition to any Christmas Cookie Tray.
Yield:
6 dozen cookies
Added:
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:39pm