FLORENTINES II

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Thin lacey cookie made with whipping cream.

Provided by Robin Evert

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

¼ cup white sugar
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup finely chopped almonds
8 ounces chopped candied orange peel
8 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Blend the sugar and the cream. Stir in the flour, almonds and orange peel. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a heavily creased and floured cookie sheet. Spread mixture into thin circles with a spatula.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until the edges are light brown about 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool a few minutes before removing from the cookie sheet, cool.
Chop the chocolate up into small pieces. Melt chocolate over low heat or in the microwave on medium for about 3 minutes. Turn the cooled cookies upside down and spread the bottoms with the melted chocolate. Let cookies stand at room temperature until chocolate is firm, at least 3 hours. Store in a covered container at room temperature or refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 8.2 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 2.3 mg, Sugar 5.5 g