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                        CRISP FLORENTINE COOKIES

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Serving Size  : 24   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    1/2   c            Heavy cream
    1/2   c            Sugar
    1/4   ts           Salt
  1 1/4   c            Blanched Nuts*, chopped
                       *(Almonds, Pecans -OR-
                       *Hazelnuts)
    1/4   lb           Candied Orange Peel
                       -(store-bought or homemade)
                       -  chopped
    1/4   c            Flour

 PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F. Heat cream, sugar and salt together. Place nuts,
 candied peel and flour in a food processor with the steel blade, and chop
 coarsely, turning the machine on and off. Stir this into hot ingredients
 and cook until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Drop by teaspoons, 2
 inches apart, on a well-greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes, until
 brown around the edges. Cool slightly on sheet. Remove and let cool until
 crisp.



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