How To: Bake Spumoni cookies for the holidays

How to Bake Spumoni cookies for the holidays

Learn how to make layered spumoni cookies for the holiday season in this simple tutorial. First, melt 1 oz of unsweetened chocolate and soften two sticks of butter. Cream butter together with one egg, half a cup of sugar, and a teaspoon of vanilla. Add in 2 1/4 cups of flour and a pinch of salt. Divide the dough into three parts. Mix candied cherries in one part, 1/4 chopped nuts in the second part, and the chocolate into the third. Press the layers into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper. This mixture can be refrigerated up to six weeks until you are ready to bake. When baking, cut into pieces and bake on an ungreased baking sheet for ten minutes at 375 degrees. These pretty cookies will make a wonderful addition to your holiday cookie platter.