Spumoni Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED SPUMONI COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in 1 cup each pistachios and cherries., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway into chocolate, allowing excess to drip off; sprinkle with remaining pistachios and cherries. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

ITALIAN SPUMONI COOKIES ("SPUMOOKIES")

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until combined. Add in the whole egg, egg yolk and almond and vanilla extracts. Mix until incorporated.
• Slowly fold the flour mixture into the sugar-egg mixture with a rubber spatula until even. Fold in the chocolate chips, pistachios and cherries.
• Divide the batter into about 1/4 cup balls and space about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Rotate the sheets 180 degrees, switch racks and then bake until slightly golden brown, an additional 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool, and eat on Christmas morning with a hot cup of coffee and amongst piles of wrapping paper and elated pajama'd kids.

CHOCOLATE CHIP PISTACHIO COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, pudding mix and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets; flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

SPUMONI CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in cherries, chocolate chunks and nuts.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls (or use level 3 tablespoon-size scoop) about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

SPUMONI SLICES - ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat shortening and margarine or butter about 30 seconds or till softened.
• Add half the flour, the sugar, egg, 2 tablespoons milk, vanilla, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoons salt.
• Beat till thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
• Stir in remaining flour.
• Divide dough into thirds.
• Into one portion, mix chocolate and 2 teaspoons of the milk.
• Into second portion, mix cherries.
• Into third portion mix nuts, remaining milk, flavoring, and enough green food coloring to tint dough.
• To shape dough, line bottom and sides of an 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pan with clear plastic wrap.
• Press pink dough evenly in pan.
• Top with chocolate dough.
• Top with green dough.
• Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Invert pan; remove dough.
• Remove plastic wrap.
• Cut dough into 1/4 inch thick slices; cut each slice crosswise into three pieces.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in 375 oven 8 to 10 minutes or till edges are lightly browned.
• Remove and cool on rack.
• Drizzle with powdered sugar icing tinted green or with melted chocolate.

SPUMONI COOKIES

Steps:

• In bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt, and set aside.
• In large bowl, using electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, sugar and egg until light and creamy, about 3 minutes.
• On low speed, gradually add flour mixture and mix until smooth.
• Divide dough into thirds.
• With wooden spoon, stir melted chocolate into one portion.
• Stir pistachios - with enough green food coloring to make pastel dough - into the second portion.
• Stir cherries, almond extract and enough red coloring to make pink dough into the third portion.
• To distribute food coloring evenly, knead dough using palm of hand. Add a little coloring at a time until right shade is reached. Color will lighten some during baking.
• Line 12-by-2-by-2-inch empty wax-paper box with plastic wrap or wax paper.
• Press pink dough evenly into box.
• Cover with chocolate dough and then green dough.
• Press down firmly to make even layers.
• Cover and chill until firm, at least 3 hours.
• Fifteen minutes before baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut roll into 1/4-inch slices.
• Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven 7-11 minutes or until set and lightly browned around edges.
• Cool for 5 minutes on sheet and then transfer to rack and cool completely.