Italian Rainbow cookies are sometimes also called Neopolitans, Venetian Cookies, 7 Layer Cookies, Italian Flag Cookies, and even Tri-color cookies. Many of you probably know them as Seven Layer Cookies (3 cake, 2 chocolate and 2 jam). These Italian Rainbow Cookies are soft, fluffy almond cake layers with apricot jam in the middle, all covered in a smooth layer of rich chocolate. They take a little patience and love to put together, but they are really easy to make. The flavor of these cookies is so much better than the ones you’ll buy at a bakery! The most beautiful addition to your Christmas cookie tray. Buon Appetito! Buon Natale a Tutti!
Makes 35 cookies
Ingredients:
– 1 cup (200 grams) sugar
– 8 oz (227 grams) almond paste
– 3 sticks (340 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
– 4 large eggs, room temperature, divide egg yolks and egg whites
– 1/4 cup (59 mL) milk, room temperature (I use almond milk)
– 2 teaspoons pure almond extract
– 2 cups (120 grams) all-purpose flour, spooned, leveled, and previously sifted
– 1/2 cup (4 oz) apricot jam, divided
– 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
– 1/4 teaspoon green food coloring
– 1 1/2 cup (265 grams) dark chocolate
– Non-stick baking spray
Music:
Canon and Variation by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/