Rainbow Cookies

Guide Note

Rainbow Cookies are an Italian cake-like cookie made from colored marzipan cake, layered and separated by raspberry jam, while the outer layers are coated in chocolate.

Fast Facts

1. Typically tricolor to represent the Italian flag: red, yellow, and green
2. Also known as seven layer rainbow cookie, ribbon cookie, Neapolitan cookie, and Italian wedding cookie
3. Layers may be filled with jam or preserves

• Almond Paste
• Sugar
• Unsalted Butter
• Eggs
• Almond Extract
• Flour
• Food Coloring in green and red
• Raspberry Jam
• Apricot Jam (optional)
• Semisweet Chocolate Chips

1. Combine almond paste, eggs, melted butter, almond extract, sugar, and flour.
2. Separate into three bowls, leaving one white, adding red food coloring to another bowl and the last adding green food coloring.
3. Place each batter in shallow pans separately.
4. Bake at 350 degrees until cooked through, approximately 10-12 minutes.
5. Place the red layer on a piece of wax paper. Top with raspberry jam or preserves.
6. Next place the white layer and again spread a layer of jam or preserves.
7. Next place the green layer and a layer of jam or preserves.
8. Melt the chocolate chips and spread on top of the cake layers.
9. Place in the refrigerator until chocolate has hardened.
10. Flip cake over and repeat previous two steps.
11. Slice and enjoy!