Rainbow Cookies Recipe

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Rainbow Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 drops red food coloring
  • 6 drops blue food coloring

Directions:

  1. Cream together almond paste, butter, eggs, and sugar.
  2. Add flour slowly. Mix until all combined.
  3. Separate dough into three equal parts in separate bowls.
  4. Add red food coloring to one bowl.
  5. Add blue to the other. You can color the other bowl if you prefer.
  6. Spray a cookie sheet with vegetable spray.
  7. Spread dough out onto tray.
  8. Repeat using remaining trays and dough.
  9. Bake 350°F for ten minutes.
  10. Let cool. When cool, invert onto hard surface like counter tops lined with saran wrap or parchment paper.
  11. Take red cookie layer and spread with half of the raspberry jam.
  12. Place blue layer on top.
  13. Spread blue layer with raspberry jam.
  14. Place plain layer on top.
  15. Wrap in saran wrap and place a heavy book on top for at least 8 hours or overnight if you prefer.
  16. After it has rested, dilute apricot jam in water and heat over stove.
  17. Spread thinly on top layer.
  18. Cool.
  19. Melt chocolate.
  20. Spread evenly on top of apricot jam.
  21. Refrigerate until chocolate has set.
  22. Cut into squares in the amount of your choice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 80.75 Kcal (338 kJ)
Calories from fat 35.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.91g 6%
Cholesterol 9.99mg 3%
Sodium 71.18mg 3%
Potassium 16.58mg 0%
Total Carbs 11.01g 4%
Sugars 5.19g 21%
Dietary Fiber 0.71g 3%
Protein 0.87g 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 14.6mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 401.14 Kcal (1679 kJ)
Calories from fat 174.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.43g 6%
Cholesterol 49.63mg 3%
Sodium 353.58mg 3%
Potassium 82.38mg 0%
Total Carbs 54.72g 4%
Sugars 25.79g 21%
Dietary Fiber 3.52g 3%
Protein 4.34g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.7mg 2%
Calcium 72.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.8
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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