Gluten Free Florentines Recipe
Delicate, lacey, buttery Italian Florentine cookies made gluten-free!
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Ingredients
- 4 Tbs. butter or non-dairy alternative Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar evaporated cane; vegan sugar; etc.
- 2 Tbs. honey or agave nectar
- 1 cup 150 gr coarsely chopped nuts (I used peanuts & raw almonds)
- 2 tsp. citrus peel/zest lemon; orange; etc.
- 2/3 cup 90 gr gfJules ™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt only if the nuts you use are not salted
Optional Chocolate Drizzle:
- 3 oz dairy-free chocolate chips Enjoy Life Foods®
- 1/4 tsp. vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° F (static).
- In a small saucepan, melt butter with sugar and honey over low-medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a gentle boil, then remove from heat.
- Chop nuts and stir together in a small bowl with citrus peel, gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten-Free Flour, baking powder and salt, if using. Add melted butter mixture and stir well.
- Spoon tablespoons of mix onto parchment-lined baking sheets – spaced at least 2 inches apart to allow for spread. Bake one sheet at a time for 10-11 minutes, or until the mixture has spread into flattened, lacey, light brown cookies. Remove to cool on a wire rack while baking the next sheet of cookies. Cool completely before storing or adding chocolate drizzle.
- Once the cookies are fully cooled, prepare the melted chocolate by placing the chocolate and oil in a medium-sized heatproof bowl or saucepan. Fill a slightly larger saucepan filled with 1 inch of water and bring to a low simmer; set the chocolate bowl over, but not touching, the water. Stir until melted and smooth.
- “Brush” onto the undersides of the cooled cookies with a rubber spatula, drizzle over the tops of the cookies in geometric or fun designs, or place a dollop in the middle of one cookie and sandwich with another.
- Store separated by parchment or waxed paper, in an air-tight container or freeze.
- Yield: Approximately 20 cookies.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.