Pistachio-Chocolate Checkers

• 1 12 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 23 cups all-purpose flour
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 14 cup cocoa
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 13 cup finely chopped pistachio nut
• 2 -3 drops green food coloring, if desired

1. Mix powdered sugar, butter and egg in large bowl.
2. Stir in flour and salt.
3. Divide dough in half: stir cocoa and milk into one half and nuts and food color into the other half.
4. Pat chocolate dough into rectangle, 6x5 inches.
5. Cut crosswise into 8 strips, 3/4 inch wide.
6. Repeat with pistachio dough.
7. Place strips of each color of dough side by side alternating colors, Top with 2 strips of each color alternating colors to create checkerboard.
8. Gently press strips together.
9. Make second stack with remaining strips.
10. Wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
11. Heat oven to 375F.
12. Cut rectangles crosswise into 1/4 inch slices.
13. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
14. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until set.
15. Cool.
16. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

powdered sugar, butter, egg, flour, salt, cocoa, milk, pistachio nut, coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pistachio-chocolate-checkers-40728 (may not work)