Spumoni Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Melt and cool chocolate.
2. 2
   Mix margarine, sugar, vanilla and egg.
3. 3
   Stir in flour and salt.
4. 4
   Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Mix pistachio nuts and food color into 1 part.
5. 5
   Mix chocolate into 1 part.
6. 6
   Mix cherries into remaining part.
7. 7
   Line bottom and ends of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with aluminum foil allowing ends to extend 5-inches over each end of pan.
8. 8
   Press nut dough evenly in bottom of pan.
9. 9
   Press chocolate dough on nut dough.
10. 10
    Press cherry dough on chocolate dough.
11. 11
    Cover dough with extended ends of foil. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
12. 12
    Heat oven to 375°.
13. 13
    Remove foil and dough from pan.
14. 14
    Remove foil.
15. 15
    Cut dough crosswise into 1/4-inch slices and cut slices in half.
16. 16
    Place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet.
17. 17
    Bake 10 minutes or until set.
18. 18
    Remove immediately.