Spumoni Bars

Name: Spumoni Bars
Yield: Makes 4 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 2/3 cup (4⅔ ounces/132 grams), sugar; 3 , large egg yolks; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 12 , Maraschino cherries, drained, stemmed, and chopped fine; 1/4 cup, walnuts, toasted and chopped fine; 1/4 cup, semisweet chocolate chips, melted and slightly cooled

Desserts or Baked Goods
Italian
Cookies
Holiday
Contest Recipes

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2010

These pretty tricolored cookies, our 2009 holiday cookie contest champion, are somewhat time-consuming to make. But they are worth your efforts.

SERVES Makes 4 dozen cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 30 minutes chilling and 25 minutes cooling

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