CHRISTMAS SLICE-AND-BAKE COOKIES

Christmas Slice-and-Bake Cookies image

Layers of cherry, chocolate and poppy seed offer a buttery cookie taste delight.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h20m

Yield 78

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons finely chopped drained maraschino cherries
2 tablespoons poppy seed

Steps:

In medium bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms.
Divide dough into 3 parts. Into 1 part of dough, mix chocolate and walnuts. Mix cherries into another part of dough. Into remaining part of dough, mix poppy seed.
Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving 1 inch of plastic wrap overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan. Spread poppy seed dough evenly in bottom of pan. Spread chocolate-walnut dough over poppy seed dough. Spread cherry dough over chocolate-walnut dough. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled.
Heat oven to 375°F. Using plastic wrap, lift dough from pan. Cut dough lengthwise in half. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 1 inch apart.
Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 35 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g