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Cream almond paste and sugar until combined
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Add butter and cream until smooth
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Add egg yolks and mix until incorporated
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Add amaretto, almond extract, and flour.
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Mix until incorporated.
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In separate bowl, whip egg whites to full peak.
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Fold this into above batter.
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Divide the mixed batter into 3 equal parts.
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Color as desired.
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Standard Italian rainbow cookies are color of Italian flag: one green, one red, last batch uncolored.
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(Play around with colors as you want)
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Spread each batter on 3 separate parchment lined half sheet pans.
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(Cookie sheets)
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Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until the white layer is slightly golden around edges.
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DON'T OVERBAKE!
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Let cool
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Make syrup while baking, add syrup ingredients to saucepan and heat a few minutes to combine and yo bake out alcohol.
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Let cool
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Place cooled red layer on cutting board.
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(Note: it will be best if you have 2 boards same size of half sheets, if not is upside down half sheet pan)
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Brush red layer with syrup
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Spread layer of preserves on top
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Place white layer on top of prepared red layer.
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Brush with syrup and then spread layer of preserves on top
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Place green layer on top
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Brush with syrup.
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Don't put preserves on this step
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Place a layer of of parchment paper on top, place cutting board or underside of cookie sheet on top
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Wrap plastic wrap around both cutting boards with cookies inbetween
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Put in fridge with a weight on top 4-12 hours to allow to set and chill
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Melt chocolate and oil together
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Uncover cookies and spread chocolate over top in thin layer.
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Let chocolate layer set, carefully turn over and spread thin.
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Chocolate layer on other side.
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With a warm serrated knife cut edges to make neat and cut cookies to desired size.
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Remember these are usually smallish in final size because of richness
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Cookies can be frozen prior to chocolate being put on top if needed to make easier.
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Keep finished cookies wrapped in refrigerator.
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These.
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Cookies will keep for a while if you can keep everyone from eating them right away.
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ENJOY!
