Christmas Rainbow Slices

Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, at room temp.
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 drops red food coloring
• 1/4 cup finely chopped candied red cherries
• 4 drops green food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pistachio nut
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut or 1/4 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 line bottoma dn sides of an 8x4-inch loaf pan with waxed paper.
• 2 mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy.
• 4 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 5 stir in flour mixture until well blended.
• 6 divide dough in thirds.
• 7 refrigerate about 15 minutes.
• 8 for pink dough:.
• 9 remove 1 portion from refrigerator.
• 10 add 1 drop red food color at a time, mixing well after each addition until dough is deep pink.
• 11 stir in cherries.
• 12 press dough firmly and evenly in bottom of prepared pan.
• 13 return to refrigerator.
• 14 for green dough:.
• 15 add 1 drop green food color at a time as directed above.
• 16 add almond extract and pistachio nuts.
• 17 mix well.
• 18 press evenly on top of pink dough in pan; refrigerate.
• 19 for dough:.
• 20 stir coconut into last batch of dough until well blended.
• 21 press firmly and evely over green dough.
• 22 cover with plastic wrap.
• 23 chill (in freezer) several hours or overnight.
• 24 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 25 have a cookie sheet ready.
• 26 run a metal spatula between waxed paper and pan sids to loosen.
• 27 invert onto cutting board and remove waxed paper.
• 28 cut into 1/4-inch slices, then cut each slice vertically into 3 equal pieces.
• 29 place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
• 30 bake 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown.
• 31 remove to rack to cool.