Ice Box Ribbons

By d_s1

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• red food colouring
• 1/3 cup chopped candied red cherries
• 1/3 cup coconut
• 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1/3 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients and divide dough into 3 equal parts. To the first part, add red food colouring to make pink and cherries. Pack into plastic wrap lined loaf pan (8" x 4").
Add coconut to second part and pack on top of first layer.
Add chocolate and nuts to third part and pack on top of second layer. Wrap and chill overnight, or longer. Cut into 1/5" slices and cut each slice into 3 pieces. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 7 dozen cookies.