Florentines
Elegant lace cookies made with almonds, candied orange peel, and a rich chocolate glaze. These delicate, crispy cookies feature a perfect blend of nuts, citrus, and chocolate.
Ingredients
- •½ cup heavy cream
- •½ cup sugar
- •3 tablespoons butter
- •1¼ cups almonds
- •¾ cup candied orange peel
- •⅓ cup flour
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
In a saucepan, mix together 1/2 cup each of heavy cream and sugar and 3 tablespoons butter and bring the mixture to a boil. Remove it from the heat and stir in 1 1/4 cups finely chopped almonds, 3/4 cup finely chopped candied orange peel, and 1/3 cup flour. Drop the batter from a tablespoon into mounds about 3 inches apart on oiled and lightly floured cookie sheets and flatten each cookie with a wet spatula. Bake the cookies in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 10 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let them stand for about 5 minutes. Remove the cookies to a wire rack, let them cool completely, and spread them with chocolate glaze. Chill them.
25 min
- 2.
Melt 1 ounce each of unsweetened chocolate and sweet cooking chocolate over simmering water. Add 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon honey and stir the glaze until the butter is melted. For an easier glaze, use melted bittersweet chocolate.
10 min
