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Christmas is coming!

I am getting in a bakingish frame of mind, so here is one of my favorites:

Neapolitan Cookies

2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

Cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Split dough into thirds. Then add one of these to each third:
1. 5 drops red food coloring
2. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (this third could be left plain if you prefer not to use nuts)
3. 1 melted square unsweetened chocolate
Line a 9x5 loaf pan with wax paper (I tape it on sometimes with scotch tape).
Spread layers of dough evenly into the pan, pink first, then white, then brown.
Refrigerate 4 hours, covered.
Remove the dough from the pan and peel off the paper.
Cut lengthwise in half. Slice each half crosswise into slices about 1/8 inch thick.
Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet (ungreased). Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.



I like to dip these in chocolate once they're cool. The chocolate I make for dipping is:
2 cups chocolate chips
1 can condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
Melt chocolate chips in double boiler and then add milk and vanilla, mixing well.
Or, slowly warm everything together in the microwave, stirring periodically, until the chocolate chips are melted. Dip each cookie halfway into the chocolate and lay on wax paper to dry. Yum :)