Festive Striped Cookies

Total Time: 8 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 -3 drops green food coloring
• 1/4 cup sweet dried cranberries
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy -- add egg and vanilla.
• 2 gradually blend in flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 divide dough into thirds.place each 1/3 in separate mixing bowls.
• 4 stir green food coloring into 1/3; set aside.
• 5 stir cranberries and red food coloring into 1/3; set aside.
• 6 stir coconut and almond extract into last 1/3; set aside.
• 7 line an 8x8-inch baking pan with plastic wrap; press green dough evenly to cover the bottom.
• 8 layer with coconut mixture -- then cranberry mixture, pressing each layer gently to cover the layer below.
• 9 cover dough and refrigerate for 8 hours.
• 10 lift dough from pan by plastic wrap.
• 11 cut dough into 5 equal sections.
• 12 carefully cut each section into 1/8th inch slices.
• 13 lay flat on ungreased baking sheet.
• 14 bake at 375°f for 8-10 minutes.
• 15 remove to wire rack to cool completely.