Italian Wedding Cookies II Recipe
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Italian Wedding Cookies II

By: Donna 
"This recipe is an old time favorite of ours. All the kids love these and so do we! Hope you get all the nice compliments I do when you make them."

What to Drink?

Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces almond paste
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 drops green food coloring
  • 5 drops yellow food coloring
  • 5 drops red food coloring
  • 1 (12 ounce) jar seedless raspberry jam, heated
  • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Break almond paste into a large bowl, and beat in butter, sugar, eggs, and almond extract until light and fluffy. Beat in the flour and salt. Split batter into three equal portions, mixing one portion with green food coloring, one with yellow, and one with red. Spread each portion out to 1/4 inch thickness into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
  3. Bake each layer for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Allow to cool.
  4. On a cookie sheet or cutting board, stack the cakes, spreading tops of the first two layers with raspberry jam. Spread melted chocolate over top of the third layer. Chill in the refrigerator 1 hour, or until jam and chocolate are firm. Slice into small rectangles to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 220 | Total Fat: 12.8g | Cholesterol: 44mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by DIANACIARRA   view full review
I absolutley loved these cookies. They require 8oz's of almond paste in the recipe, but most...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2005 by Tina C.   view full review
to make this already wonderful recipe even better use Almond Filling instead of the almond...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2002 by JBOUDREAUX   view full review
HEAVEN ... tastes EXACTLY like the layered cookies you get at an Italian bakery. If you want...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2005 by TARA1972   view full review
WONDERFUL! Taste and texture of the bakeries on Long Island. I've tried a couple of other...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by DICCTL   view full review
Excellent! If you cut up into pieces before the entire sheet is perfectly chilled, it makes it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2003 by ANTJEDA29   view full review
this recipe is great i switched the rasberry jam to apricot it is a better tasting cookie in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2002 by FITZYBAKER   view full review
My mother and I make about 36 different types of cookies for Christmas. This year this was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2003 by BARANCH   view full review
Fantastic! My batter stuck to the pan a bit, so on the last batch I lined the pan with foil....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2003 by TMP95   view full review
Fantastic! I'm a novice baker but these turned out really great looking and just as good to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2004 by SISSI808   view full review
SO GOOD! I'm pretty sure I will be making these again, because not only did they receive...

 

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