Chocolate & Cherry Stripes

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted,cooled
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, well-drained,chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped pistachio nuts or 1/3 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and butter in large mixer bowl.
• 2 beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• 3 add egg, milk and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
• 4 reduce speed to low and add flour and baking powder.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 divide dough in half.
• 7 knead melted chocolate into one half.
• 8 knead cherries and nuts into remaining half.
• 9 line 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with plastic food wrap, extending wrap over ends.
• 10 divide each dough in half.
• 11 evenly press half of chocolate dough into pan.
• 12 evenly press half of cherry dough on top of chocolate.
• 13 repeat layers of chocolate and cherry doughs.
• 14 use plastic wrap to remove from pan; wrap dough.
• 15 refrigerate until firm (2 hours or overnight).
• 16 heat oven to 375° f.
• 17 cut into 1/4-inch slices; cut each slice into thirds (cut across the short way).
• 18 place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 19 bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.