florentines ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 8 ounces chopped candied orange peel
• 8 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

Recipe

• 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 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.