Home > Recipes > Florentines

Florentines Recipe

We love the citrus and nut combination of these classic cookies. Melted chocolate and candied cherries give them an extra-special touch. —Cleo Gonske, Redding, California

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

[X]

Rate Florentines Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Florentines Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 48 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-3/4 cups sliced almonds
3 tablespoons finely chopped candied orange peel
Semisweet chocolate chips, optional
Red or green candied cherries, halved, optional

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, cream, honey, lemon peel and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 4 minutes or until a candy thermometer reads 225°. Remove from the heat; stir in almonds and orange peel.
Drop by scant tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately flatten warm cookies with the back of a spoon. Cool completely on parchment paper.
If desired, melt chips in a microwave; stir until smooth. Spread or brush over bottoms of cookies. Use a fork to create wavy lines in chocolate. Place a cherry half in the center. Let stand until set. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie (calculated without optional ingredients) equals 60 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 29 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Florentines in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2011, p63