Italian Wedding Cookies II

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Italian Wedding Cookies II). 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.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Additional: 55 mins

Total: 2hrs

Servings: 36

Yield: 3 dozen

Italian Wedding Cookies II

Ingredients

8 ounces almond paste

1 ½ cups butter

softened

1 cup white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

¼ 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

Italian Cheese Bread

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 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.

Step 3

Bake each layer for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven until lightly browned. Allow to cool.

Step 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

Italian Wedding Cookies II

Servings Per Recipe:36

Calories: 219.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.5g 5%

Carbohydrates: 25.9g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 16.3g

Fat: 12.8g 20%

Saturated Fat: 6.9g 34%

Cholesterol: 41mg 14%

Vitamin A Iu: 263.5IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 7%

Folate: 21.4mcg 5%

Calcium: 20.1mg 2%

Iron: 0.8mg 5%

Magnesium: 21.3mg 8%

Potassium: 71.1mg 2%

Sodium: 80.1mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 115.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.