Ingredients:
200 g (7 oz) butter
2 tbs honey
180 g (6 oz) sugar
3.5 tbs single cream
50 g (1.7 oz) candied orange rind
50 g (1.7 oz) candied lemon rind
120 g (4 oz) almonds, chopped
100 g (3.5 oz) flour
200 g (7 oz) chocolate
Preparation:
- Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Stir in honey, sugar and cream. Add lemon and orange rind and let cook for 2 more minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in flour. Let cool.
- Preheat oven to 200 C (392 F).
- Drop by level teaspoonsful about 3 inches apart, into foil lined cookie sheets. Spread thin. Sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Melt chocolate, then spread on flat side of cookie. Let dry.
When do the almonds get added to the Florentine cookies?
Thanks!
Drop cookies into cookie sheets, spread thin and sprinkle with almonds.