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Beat whites in mixer fitted with whisk attachment at medium-high speed until they just hold stiff peaks. Add 1/4 cup sugar a little at a time, beating at high speed until whites hold stiff, slightly glossy peaks. Transfer to another bowl.
Switch to paddle attachment, then beat together almond paste and remaining 3/4 cup sugar until well blended, about 3 minutes. Add butter and beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add yolks and almond extract and beat until combined well, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add flour and salt and mix until just combined.
Divide batter among 3 bowls. Stir red food coloring into one and green food coloring into another, leaving the third batch plain. Set white batter aside. Chill green batter, covered. Pour red batter into prepared pan and spread evenly with offset spatula (layer will be about 1/4 inch thick).
Using paper overhang, transfer layer to a rack to cool, about 15 minutes. Clean pan, then line with parchment or wax paper and butter paper in same manner as above. Bake white layer in prepared pan until just set. As white layer bakes, bring green batter to room temperature. Transfer white layer to a rack. Prepare pan as above, then bake green layer in same manner as before. Transfer to a rack to cool.
When all layers are cool, invert green onto a parchment or wax-paper-lined large baking sheet. Discard paper from layer and spread with half of preserves. Invert white on top of green layer, discarding paper. Spread with remaining preserves. Invert red layer on top of white layer and discard wax or parchment paper.
Trim edges of assembled layers with a long serrated knife. Quickly spread half of chocolate in a thin layer on top of cake. Chill, uncovered, until chocolate is firm, about 15 minutes. Cover with another sheet of wax paper and place another baking sheet on top, then invert cake onto sheet and remove paper. Quickly spread with remaining chocolate. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
The absolute best rainbow cookie in NYC is the famous William Greenberg Bakery (est. 1946) on Madison Ave between 82nd and 83rd. (They ship too.) In addition to the raspberry jam between the cake layers they also have a marzipan paste layer before the top chocolate and the bottom chocolate. If you love marzipan, there will make your head spin.
I have a dear friend who makes these a couple of times a year for various holidays and she always saves me some! They are sooooo good. But I would never have the time to make them myself with 4 children, 2 of whom are 15 months apart and under 3.
Until I saw the pictures of these gorgeous 7-layer cookies, I had completely forgotten that they were my absolute favorite cookies at Oneg growing up. Please, save a couple for your favorite (only) sister Saturday night! xo
Those look incredible! They are making me really miss being small and waiting up for my parents to come from a party. My mom would always sneak out those little cakes in a napkin for us to eat the next day.
delurking to say thanks for posting this! I am from Brooklyn but have been living overseas for the past 14 years (last 10 in Australia) and no one has rainbow cookies. I truly LOVE these and have found recipes in the past but never attempted them. I am going to file yours away (it is too hot here for lots of baking right now) and attempt these in the new year! that is assuming i can track down almond paste here!!!!
Oh my, well I am saving this to make! My DIL loves these cookies but the store bought ones they brought to the bridal shower were not that good at all. I will have to surprise her and make them for her!
these are absolutely, hands down my favorite cookies. i might even go so far to say as my favorite dessert. when my italian bakery closed, i had to satisfy my craving with sub-par, factory versions from my local deli. no more will i suffer. i plan upon making batch upon batch of these little beauties. thanks for the recipe!
I like to cut these into long bars the length (or width) of the pan, wrap well and freeze. Then I pull out a bar when company comes and slice them frozen, works well and I always have some delicious goodies handy.
Like others I added a bit of cream to the chocolate; you lose the chocolate snap but it makes cutting easy. This recipe made it clear that I need a new baking pan, as a warp in the center resulted in a big hump in the middle and thin edges. But once cut into squares, the problem was no longer noticeable.
Since you butter the pan, line it with paper and then butter the paper, both sides technically get buttered. But the idea is to keep the batter from sticking and buttering both layers (the pan and the paper) gives you extra insurance.
Hey Deb! I have finally discovered your website. I stumbled upon it looking for an authentic challah recipe. I also found your recipe for 7 layer cookies, which I remember well from the bakieries on 86th Street in Brooklyn. Have you tried using an electric knife to cut them???? Let me know how it goes the next time you backe them.
Anyway, keep up the good work. I can see myself getting addicted to this site.
So, I have been dying to make these but I have one problem. My son is severely allergic to nuts, including almonds. however, i just bought some flavored coffee creamer that is the perfect almond flavor and is nut free. Any idea how I can modify this recipe to leave out the almond paste and use the flavored creamer?
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Your pictures are so beautiful! I grew up across the street from an Italian bakery in Brooklyn and I am obsessed with these cookies. They are definitely more work, but well worth it. I usually use a very thin layer of raspberry jam. When I was pregnant I would make a whole batch and eat it myself!
These were amazing! My daughter and i made them this weekend. I made a few additions to the recipe. Used rasberry jam instead of the apricot (personal preference), Added 1/4 cup almond filling and 2 tablespoons of pure almond extract. No need to seperate the eggs. They came out very moist and flavorful.
I tried backing this cake for my little niece but i ended up with a total disaster, something resembling more with a weird color vortex than a cake. It was fun anyway but I will try it again sometimes. I hope to do it right the second time around.
I have been making them for three years now for all holidays and birthdays, but I heard that the bakers use a different kind of chocolate than semisweet chips. If anyone knows can you please fill me in. Thank you
I just made these this weekend, and while they were daunting, they tasted delicious! I had a hard time too filling a whole 13 x 9 pan the first time around, so for the remaining 2 layers, I did a smaller version. When I stacked them, I did the best I could to line them up, then when I trimmed them to put the chocolate layer on, they looked perfect! I was so thankful too, because I got so frustrated I was ready to give up! I LOVE your site, and have made a lot of your recipes with success on each try. My new favorite part of your site is the updates we see with your adorable baby! Thanks for the time and effort you put in to making this such a great website!
I absolutely love your site and have been telling all of my friends how amazing it is. I made these cookies this past week and they came out AMAZING! People were gobbling them up and everyone commented on how moist they were and how they tasted so much better than the ones from the bakery. As usual, thanks for a great recipe!
I made a few comments last year and would like to add just one more. I have noticed a few concerns with the chocolate cracking and difficult to cut. Just add a tablespoon of butter to the melted chocolate. Makes the chocolate softer.
Another version I have toyed with is substituting the preserves with lemon curd (homemade is preferred) and coating with white chocolate instead. When I bake this version, I tone down the colors, making pastel shades of pink and green. Really pretty. Especially nice for an Easter brunch or dinner.
I was looking for this recipe and stumbled upon yours. Thank you sooo much!! I do have a question though, is there any replacement I can make for the almond paste/extract? A family member is highly allergic to nuts but is super interested in trying these. Any suggestion would be more than helpful.
okay, so the recipe is a bit lengthy, but basic. I attempted these and they are outrageous, not as pretty as pictured but the second attempt will be I am sure. So glad I tried, they are so worth it. Thanks SK
Thanx for exposing the most fabulous recipe! I have been enjoying these cookies since I could remember! Living in Brooklyn my entire life, I have been exposed to the best bakeries and having the 7 Layer Cookies from many different bakeries, I have to say these come extremely close to the real thing!! I tried this recipe, & they came out phenomenal, soo easy to make, just takes a little dedication..This recipe is a def keeper. Thanx again
I am now intrigued and will probably try this recipe out because I have always wanted to try one with the almond paste. I saw one not too long ago in NY Magazine but I think yours looks a little easier.
I cut them with a pizza cutter after the 2nd chill in the fridge once they were done. They cut well but the cuts were not too straight. I could have done it better if I was more careful. Also, when I got to the end, the ends would crack so I had to put something up against the end while I moved the pizza cutter. That prevented cracking.
I used to work at Swiss Colony in the bakery and this is very reminiscent of the many varieties of petit fours we used to make. Of course it was all automated and we made thousands upon thousands of them and they were cut before enrobed in chocolate, but the idea is the same.
I love these cookies. My grandmother made them every Christmas. We called them Venetian cookies and she only use apricot jam & put chocolate on the top layer. I can not wait to make these in December.
If you ever get tired of making these cookies let me know. I will make them for you just because these are my favorite. I have made a few tweeks to the traditional recipe and sell so many at the holiday time. I have to hide my platters from all my kids and hubby because they love them. So no, you are not weird for liking these cookies. Happy Holidays!!!!
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