Chocolate & Cherry Stripes
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Ready In: 1 hr 8 mins
Yields: 7 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted,cooled
- 1⁄2 cup maraschino cherry, well-drained,chopped
- 1⁄3 cup chopped pistachio nuts or 1⁄3 cup pecans
Directions
- Combine sugar and butter in large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add egg, milk and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
- Reduce speed to low and add flour and baking powder.
- Mix well.
- Divide dough in half.
- Knead melted chocolate into one half.
- Knead cherries and nuts into remaining half.
- Line 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with plastic food wrap, extending wrap over ends.
- Divide each dough in half.
- Evenly press half of chocolate dough into pan.
- Evenly press half of cherry dough on top of chocolate.
- Repeat layers of chocolate and cherry doughs.
- Use plastic wrap to remove from pan; wrap dough.
- Refrigerate until firm (2 hours or overnight).
- Heat oven to 375° F.
- Cut into 1/4-inch slices; cut each slice into thirds (cut across the short way).
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
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