Italian Spumoni Bars

Italian Spumoni Bars
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 48
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 87.7
  • Total Fat: 5.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 14.8 mg
  • Sodium: 3.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 1.2 g

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Introduction

A Christmas cookie from Junior High School home economics class--years ago, and now a family favorite A Christmas cookie from Junior High School home economics class--years ago, and now a family favorite
Number of Servings: 48

Ingredients

    1 cup butter or margarine, softened
    1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
    1 egg
    1 tsp vanilla
    2 1/2 cups flour
    2 ounces white chocolate chips, melted
    1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts
    few drops red food color
    few drops green food color
    1 tsp. rum flavoring

Directions

Mix together butter or margarine, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Blend in flour.
Divide dough into 3 parts.
To first part, mix in white chocolate.
To second part, add nuts and green food color.
To third part, add rum flavor and red food color.
Shape each part into rectangle 3 inches wide.
Layer rectangles with white in middle to suggest the Italian flag.
Press together.
Wrap; chill at least 2 hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut dough crosswise into 1/8" slices.
Bake on ungreased baking sheet 5-7 minutes, or until no imprint remains when lightly touched with finger.
Do not let brown.

Cool on racks.
Makes 48 cookies, 1/8 x 3 inches in size.
One cookie = 1 serving

Variation: Use semisweet chocolate chips for middle layer.


Number of Servings: 48

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JGARDENGIRL.