Lace Cookies with Chocolate (Florentine Cookies)

These Chocolate Florentine Lace Cookies are so decadent. You'll love the mix of nutty, chocolaty, & sweet in these perfect holiday cookies.

Course cookies, Dessert

Cuisine French, Italian

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 8

Total Time 38

Servings chocolate sandwiched cookies

Calories 161kcal

Author Dina

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup almonds finely chopped
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup golden brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate melted

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Instructions

Place 1 1/2 cups of whole raw almonds into a food processor and pulse them on high speed until they chop up into fine crumbs. Then set them aside.
In a medium saucepan add 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, and 1/4 cup honey. Stir using a metal whisk.
Once it comes to a boil, turn the heat off and remove the saucepan from the heat.
Then stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 tbsp all-purpose flour.
Now, use a spatula to mix in the finely chopped almonds.
Then scoop out about 1/2 tablespoon-sized scoops of the cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat. If you don’t have a silicone mat, parchment paper works too. But the mats will result in more even baking.
Make sure to place each scoop of the lace cookie dough at least 3 inches apart. They will spread a lot when they bake.
Now preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Then take each piece of cookie batter and roll it out to a ball, and place it half onto the baking sheet.
Place each baking sheet in the center rack (one at a time). Then bake for 8 minutes making sure to turn once after 4 minutes.
While the cookies are looking, melt 1 1/2 cups of semisweet chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl until fully melted. Always be sure to do this in intervals with stirring in between to avoid scorching the chocolate.
Now take 1 Florentine cookie and gently spread a little bit of the melted chocolate on the back of it, then place a similar sized cookie on top. So you want the back of each cookie to sandwich the chocolate in between them.
Let the chocolate set for about 1-2 hours before serving.

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RECIPE TIPS

Use almond flour- Almond flour or fresh-ground almonds are responsible for not just the delicious flavor, but also the texture of these lace cookies. If you replace almond flour with all-purpose, these cookies will not spread to become thin and crispy, so stick with the almonds.
Trim the edges of your cookies- If your cookies come out a little irregular, you can trim them with scissors into circles, so they sandwich together just right.
Keep an eye on your melted chocolate- When microwaving chocolate, stop it every 15-30 seconds to give it a stir. This keeps the chocolate from scorching and not being heated a moment more than necessary.

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