Italian Rainbow Cookies
Italian rainbow cookies are colorful, almond-flavored treats layered with jam and coated in rich chocolate. A sweet bite of nostalgia in every layer!
Servings: 36 Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 eggs separated
- 1 1/2 Cups butter at room temperature
- 1 Cup white sugar
- 8 Ounces almond paste
- 1 Cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 Cup whole milk at room temperature
- 1 Tablespoons almond extract
- 2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 Teaspoon food coloring gel red
- 1/4 Teaspoon food coloring gel green
- 1/2 Cup raspberry jam seedless
- 1 1/2 Cups chocolate chips semisweet
- 1/4 Teaspoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter, sugar and almond paste together until smooth, then add the powdered sugar, milk, egg yolks, and almond extract and beat until combined.
- Stir in the flour with a spoon, then fold in the egg whites.
- Divide evenly between 3 bowls. Add the red food coloring to one bowl and mix until well combined. Add the green to another bowl and stir until combined.
- Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper and spread out each color. This will take some work as the dough is thick and difficult to spread on parchment paper.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove and cool completely.
- Spread half the jam over the green side, then gently lay the white batter over the jam and spread the remaining jam over the white cookie. Lay the red cookie over the jam.
- Cover in saran wrap and place a pan over the cookies. Place a book on top and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Trim the cake to a 7½ by 10½-inch rectangle. Melt the chocolate chips and vegetable oil together and spread over the top of the cookies. Let the chocolate harden, then carefully flip the cookie over and cover the other side with chocolate. Let the chocolate set completely and then measure and cut 1 ½ inch squares.
Notes
Food coloring: Choose from liquids and gels. It's best to add a little at a time until you achieve the right color.
Get creative: Have fun using different colors, trying different jam flavors or even mixing and matching more than one kind of chocolate.
Setting time: Make sure the chocolate layer has completely set before you cut and serve these.
Get creative: Have fun using different colors, trying different jam flavors or even mixing and matching more than one kind of chocolate.
Setting time: Make sure the chocolate layer has completely set before you cut and serve these.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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