Florentine Cookies with Chocolate and Orange
Delicate almond lace cookies, drizzled with chocolate and fragrant with the zest of an orange. Drizzle with chocolate or make sandwich cookies. The perfect addition to your Christmas baking list.
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 53kcal
Equipment
- Ninja Food Processor optional, for chopping the nuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup slivered almonds chopped
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon orange zest approximately, from one orange
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cups granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 5 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Chop almonds in a food processor or with a knife until finely chopped. Combine with almond flour, zest, and salt.
- In a medium pot, combine the sugar, cream, and butter. Bring to a boil, and then boil for one minute, until the sugar has dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Stir.
- Let cool 15-20 minutes or until it's at a temperature you can handle.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Prepare a half-sheet pan with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Scoop teaspoons of batter onto the baking sheet. (1 - 1.5 teaspoons in size) Flatten with wet fingers.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool for about 10 minutes on the pan and then move them to a cooling rack.
- Melt chocolate in the microwave. Start with 30 seconds and then follow up with 15-second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate is melted. Dip a fork into the chocolate and drizzle over top of the cookies.
- Cool in fridge to set chocolate. Store in fridge or freezer.
Notes
Makes about 48 1 teaspoon-sized cookies. They bake larger than this because they spread.
Substitutions: Choose the chocolate you like – dark, semi-sweet, or milk chocolate.
Storage: I keep mine in the fridge or freezer.
Nutrition
Calories: 53kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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