Average Rating: 4.666666TOTAL TIME: Prep: 50 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 8 dozen.Ingredients
- 1 can (8 ounces) almond paste
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs, separated, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 to 8 drops red food coloring
- 6 to 8 drops green food coloring
- 1/4 cup seedless red raspberry jam
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1. Grease the bottoms of 3 matching 13x9-in. baking pans (or reuse 1 pan). Line the pans with waxed paper; grease the paper.
- 2. Place almond paste in a large bowl; break up with a fork. Cream with butter, sugar and egg yolks until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Stir in flour. In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into dough, mixing until thoroughly blended.
- 3. Divide dough into 3 portions (about 1-1/3 cups each). Color 1 portion with red food coloring and 1 with green; leave the remaining portion uncolored. Spread each portion into the prepared pans. Bake at 350° until edges are light golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
- 4. Invert onto wire racks; remove waxed paper. Place another wire rack on top and turn over. Cool completely.
- 5. Place green layer on a large piece of plastic wrap. Spread evenly with raspberry jam. Top with uncolored layer and spread with apricot jam. Top with pink layer. Bring plastic wrap over layers. Slide onto a baking sheet and set a cutting board or a heavy, flat pan on top to compress layers. Refrigerate overnight.
- 6. The next day, melt chocolate in a microwave; stir until smooth. Spread over top layer; allow to harden. With a sharp knife, trim edges. Cut into 1/2-in. strips across the width; then cut each strip into 4-5 pieces. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 61 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 19mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
