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                            Rainbow Cookies

Recipe By     : Jayne Rothman <[email protected]>
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1      8 oz. can     almond paste
  1 1/2  cups          butter
  1      cup           sugar
  4                    eggs, separated
  1      tsp.          almond extract
  2      cups          sifted flour
    1/4  tsp.          salt
                       apricot or raspberry jam
  6      oz.           semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:
Grease 3 13x9x2 inch pans.  Line with waxed paper.  Grease again.  Set
aside.
Break up almond paste in large bowl.  Add butter, sugar, egg yolks,
and almond extract.  Beat for 5 minutes.  Beat in flour and salt.  Mix
well.
Beat egg whites in small bowl until stiff.
With a wooden spoon fold into almond mixture.  Separate batter into 3
bowls.  Add red food coloring to one, green coloring to another, and
yellow to the third.  Stir each color well. Pour each color into pans
and bake at 350F for 15 minutes.  Remove from pans and onto large
cutting board lined with waxed paper.  Place green layer and spread
with jam.  Top with pink layer.  Cover with waxed paper and weigh down
with book.
Refrigerate about 1 hour.  Melt chips over low flame, with a drop of
il mixed in to make it smooth and shiny.  Spread chocolate on top and
sides of cake.  Refrigerate until chocolate is firm.  Turn cake over
and spread more chocolate on top.
Refrigerate again.  When chocolate is dry you cut cake into small
rectangles.

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