Chocolate iced Christmas cookie recipe with almonds or hazelnuts and heavy cream, along with candied orange peel.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup finely chopped almonds or hazelnuts
- 4 ounces finely candied orange peel
- 1/4 cup flour
- pinch salt
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- Icing:
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons cream or water
Preparation:
Mix all ingredients together and drop 2 inches apart, by teaspoonfuls,
on parchment paper-lined baking sheet or baking sheet lined with a nonstick silicone mat. Flatten each with a knife dipped in cold water.
Bake about 10 minutes, or until browned around the edges. Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to racks.
Cool, flat side up, on racks, then spread with chocolate icing.
Makes 24.
Icing: Melt chocolate in a double boiler; add cream or water. Stir until smooth and spread on the flat side of the cookies.
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