Hawaii's Share Your Table

Florentine Sandwich Cookies

Yields servings

Sweets

Cookie

• Stir the almonds and flour in a medium sized bowl. Put aside.
• Stir the sugar and butter, in a heavy medium sized saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Add the honey and vanilla. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
• Add the cream and orange zest. Stir it into the mix and bring it back to a rolling boil. Remove the mix from heat.
• Add the nut and flour mixture into the wet mix and combine well. Cool mixture in the refrigerator, overnight if possible.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of batter evenly onto cookie sheets, (you can use a #70 scoop, if available) leaving plenty of space in between as cookies will spread. Flatten batter slightly with fingers to encourage spreading. Bake for about 10 minutes until the cookies are lacey and golden brown. Cool completely.

Filling

• Melt chocolate completely either over a water bath, or in a microwave, being sure to stir often with either method. Spread the melted chocolate over the bottom of 1 cookie, and top with a second cookie, bottom sides together, pressing together slightly. Let chocolate set.