Neapolitan Cookies
Colorful and very tasty italian-style cookies, wonderful all year round but especially nice during the holidays! :) prep time includes chilling for the dough.
Steps
Line the bottom of a loaf pan with waxed paper.
With an electric mixer combine flour , sugar , butter , egg , baking powder , vanilla , and salt.
Beat for 3 minutes.
Divide the cookie dough into 3 equal parts.
Part 1: mix in the almond or hazelnut extract and 5 drops red food coloring.
Part 2: mix in the chopped walnuts or pistachios.
Part 3: mix in the cocoa.
Preheat the oven to 350.
In the loaf pan , spread each part of the dough one on top of the other , pink , white , and chocolate.
Cover the pan and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
After chilling , turn out the dough from the pan and cut loaf lengthwise in half , then crosswise , then cut pieces of dough to make about 15 cookies from each piece.
Bake each batch for 8-10 minutes.
Makes about 60 cookies.
Ingredients
flour, sugar, butter, egg, baking powder, vanilla, salt, almonds, red food coloring, walnuts, cocoa powder