Florentines

"These luxury cookies are popular at any time of the year, but make particulatly wonderful treats at Christmas."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
10 cookies
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ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons butter
  • 14 cup superfine sugar
  • 14 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 13 cup almonds, chopped
  • 13 cup chopped mixed peel
  • 14 cup raisins, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons candied cherries, chopped
  • 12 finely grated lemon, rind of
  • 4 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
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directions

  • Line 2 large cookie sheets with baking parchment.
  • Heat the butter and superfine sugar in a small saucepan until the butter has just melted and the sugar dissolved.
  • Remove the pan from the heat.
  • Stir in the flour and mix well.
  • Stir in the chopped almonds, mixed peel, raisins, cherries, and lemon peel.
  • Place teaspoonfuls of the mixture well apart on the cookie sheets.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly golden.
  • As soon as the florentines are removed from the oven, press the edges into neat shapes while still on the cooking sheet, using a round cookie cutter.
  • Leave to cool on the cookie skeets until firm, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Spread the melted chocolate over the smooth side of each florentine.
  • As the chocolate begins to set, mark wavy lines in it with a fork.
  • Leave the florentines until set, chocolate side up.
  • Variation: Replace the semisweet chocolate with white chocolate.
  • For a dramatic effect, cover half of the florentines in dark chocolate and half in white chocolate.

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