Rainbow Magic My Italian Rainbow Cookies Recipe Secret

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks/227g) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
• 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
• 6 large eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups (360g) almond flour (also known as almond meal)
• ½ cup (60g) all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Red food coloring gel
• Green food coloring gel
• ¾ cup (about 1 jar) apricot jam, strained or melted down and strained
• 1 pound (450g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (optional, for a smoother chocolate finish)