Florentines

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup whipping (heavy) cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 pound candied orange peel, very finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 2 bars (4 ounces each) sweet baking chocolate

Details

Adapted from feastpdx.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour cookie sheet.
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2. Stir whipping cream and sugar together until well blended. Stir in almonds, orange peel and flour. Dough will be very thin.
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3. Drop by scant teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Flatten with knife or spatula.
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4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or just until cookies brown lightly around edges. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
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5. Melt chocolate bars over low heat. Turn cookies over; spread with chocolate. Allow to dry 8 hours at room temperature or until chocolate becomes firm. Store in covered container or in refrigerator.