Nonna Cecilia Debellis’ Seven Layer Cookies

Name: Nonna Cecilia Debellis’ Seven Layer Cookies (Dolci Tricolore)
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 1 h 27 min
Yield: Yield: Several dozen
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 large eggs, separated; 1 cup (2 sticks, or 240 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup (200 g) sugar; 12 ounces (340 g) almond paste; 2 cups (240 ml) all-purpose or 00 flour; 2 cups (240 ml) all-purpose or 00 flour; Red and green food coloring; Red and green food coloring; ½ cup (160 g) apricot jam; 4 ounces (113 g) good-quality semisweet chocolate

Dolci Tricolore

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Cooking with Nonna

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

About

I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who didn’t like seven layer cookies, also called rainbow cookies. Nonna Cecilia learned to make this Italian-American classic cookie from her Commara Maria, who had come to America before her, and it quickly made its way into her repertoire.

Ingredients

4 large eggs, separated
1 cup (2 sticks, or 240

Americas
Europe
United States
Italy
Cookies
Vegetarian
Christmas

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the egg yolks and butter on medium speed until combined. Add the sugar and mix until incorporated. Break up the almond paste into small chunks. Add