Neapolitan Cookies

Name: Neapolitan Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 96
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 59 milliliters finely chopped candied cherries; 28 grams unsweetened chocolate square, melted; 79 milliliters flaked coconut; 1 large egg; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 or 2 drops red liquid food coloring; 1 teaspoons rum extract; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 79 milliliters finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Neapolitan Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 96. One serving contains 44 calories, 0g of protein, and 2g of fat. A mixture of vanillan extract, drops liquid food coloring, candied cherries, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

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Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.

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Sugar

Add egg and vanilla, beating until blended. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt, beating until blended.

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Baking Powder

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Egg

Divide dough into thirds; place each portion in a separate bowl. Stir chocolate and walnuts into 1 portion; chopped cherries and red food coloring into second portion; and coconut and rum extract into third portion.

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Red Food Color

Rum Extract

Chocolate

Cherries

Coconut

Walnuts

Dough

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Bowl

Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap. Press chocolate mixture into dish. Top with rum mixture and cherry mixture, pressing gently. Cover and chill 8 hours.

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Chocolate

Cherries

Wrap