Florentine Orange-Almond Lace Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Holiday Cookies
Serves: 60-70 cookies
Ingredients
  • 10 TBSP. unsalted butter
  • 1½ cups finely chopped almonds
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 TBSP. All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. orange zest
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Place the almonds in a mini food processor and pulse several times until finely chopped.
  3. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Remove from heat. Add the chopped almonds, sugar, flour, orange zest and salt. Mix well and then stir in the beaten egg.
  4. Drop batter by the teaspoon onto prepared baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart (cookies will spread a lot).
  5. Bake cookies until lacey and golden brown, about 12-15 minutes, depending on size. Gently slide parchment paper with cookies onto rack and cool completely. With an off-set spatula, transfer cookies to paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter, wiping off excess butter from the parchment paper before reusing it for the next batch.
Notes
These cookies can be made ahead up to 1 week. Store between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container or tin at room temperature.
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/orange-almond-lace-cookies/