Title: Almond Rainbow Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings
8 oz Almond paste
3 Butter
1 c Sugar
4 Eggs; separated
1 ts Almond extract
2 c Sifted flour
1/4 ts Salt
12 oz Apricot jam
8 dr Green food coloring
8 dr Red food coloring
6 oz Semi-sweet morsels
Grease 3 pans (13x9x2), line with waxed paper, grease again. Beat almond
paste, butter, sugar, egg yolks and almond extract for 5 minutes. Beat in
flour and salt. In a small bowl, Beat egg whites. Fold into almond mixture.
Remove 1-1/2 cups of batter. Smooth into prepared pan. Remove another 1-1/2
cups and add green color, add red to the remaining batter. Bake at 350 for
15 minutes.
Remove cakes from pan and cool. Place green layer on cookie sheet. Heat jam
and spread 1/2 on green layer, slide yellow layer on top. Spread with
remaining jam, slide pink layer rightside up onto yellow layer. Cover with
plastic wrap weighted down with a cutting board. Refrigerate overnight.
Melt chocolate and spread on cake. Let dry. Cut into 1 inch square pieces.
