My Grandma used to make these neapolitan shortbread cookies every Christmas. This year I finally decided to make them myself.

Recipe:

• Butter or margarine, softened 1 cup
• Granulated sugar 1 cup
• Egg 1
• Vanilla 1 tsp
• All purpose flour 2 1/2 cups
• Baking powder 1tsp
• Salt 1/4tsp
• Red food coloring
• Chopped candied red cherries 1/4 cup
• Semisweet chocolate chips, melted 1/3 cup
• Chopped nuts 1/3 cup
• Coconut 1/3 cup

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in egg and vanilla.

Stir in flour, baking powder and salt together and mix in. Divide dough into 3 equal parts, one part for each layer.

First layer: Add enough red food coloring to tint dough a pretty pink color. Add cherries. Mix then pack into a 8 x 4 inch foil-lined loaf pan.

Second layer: Add and mix in chocolate and nuts then pack evenly over second layer.

Third layer: Mix in coconut then pack over second layer.

Wrap and chill overnight. When ready to bake remove foil from dough. Cut into slices 1/4 inch thick. Then cut each slice into 3 pieces. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 t0 12 minutes.