My Son's Tri-Color Italian Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 cups whole almonds blanched, without skin
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/3 cup water
• 4 tablespoons salted butter nearly ¼ cup
• 21 ounces almond paste divided use, see directions above or use store bought
• 2 1/4 cups sugar divided use
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract divided use
• 2 1/4 cups salted butter at room temperature, divided use
• 9 eggs divided use
• 3 cups all purpose flour sifted, divided use
• 3/4 teaspoon salt divided use
• 1/2 teaspoon green food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
• 12 ounces amaretto divided use
• 2 cups apricot preserves divided use
• 9 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil or vegetable shortening
• baking spray to grease your pans

Nutrition

• Calories : 330 calories
• Carbohydrate : 38 grams
• Cholesterol : 55 milligrams
• Fat : 18 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 5 grams
• SaturatedFat : 7 grams
• Sodium : 110 milligrams
• Sugar : 27 grams