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Striped Icebox Cookies by domesticdiva

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Great in a gift basket at christmas time.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained
  • 2 drops red food coloring
  • 1 square (1oz) semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 1 tbsp. nonpareils

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.

Divide into thirds; place in three bowls. add cherries and food coloring to one portion, chocolate to another portion and nonpareils to remaining portion.

Line a 9"x5"x3" loaf pan with wax paper. Spread cherry dough over bottom.
Cover with chocolate dough, then remaining dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

Remove dough from the pan; cut in half lengthwise.
Cut each portion into 1/4" thick slices.
Place 1" apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

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