Florentines Fiorentine Florentine Cookies
My husband mike makes these fabulous flat (no-flour) italian cookies every year for the holidays, and they're absolutely heavenly! These cookies are an excellent addition to food gifts, as they will keep for a long time. Silpat baking sheets are very helpful when making these little gems.
Steps
Finely chop walnuts , almonds , raisins , orange and lemon peel , cherries , and ginger.
Melt butter in a saucepan , then add sugar and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Bring to a boil and let it boil for 1 minute without stirring.
Remove from heat and mix well with cream and fruit-nut mixture.
Spoon heaped teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet , leaving plenty of space for spreading- try only doing four at a time until you see how large they spread.
Bake at 300 degrees f for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute before carefully removing with spatula.
Melt chocolate in double boiler or microwave and spread thinly on flat side of cookies.
Ingredients
walnuts, almonds, raisins, citrus peel, butter, sugar, candied cherry, crystallized ginger, cream, semisweet baking chocolate