Dark Chocolate Florentines
Master of Fine Arts student Allyson Lea Smith consulted with her mother and baked at least six variations to create this healthier version of an oat-chocolate sandwich cookie.
Prep Time:
35 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
about 3 dozen sandwich cookies
Ingredients
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1/3 cup unsalted butter
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1/4 cup canola oil
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2 cups quick-cooking oats
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
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1/4 cup low-fat milk, or low-fat plain soymilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup toasted almonds, or walnuts (see Tip), finely chopped
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1/2 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
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1/2 cup apricot preserves
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F . Line 2 large baking sheets with foil or nonstick baking mats.
2.
Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat. Add oil, oats, sugar, flour, milk (or soymilk), vanilla, salt and nuts and mix well. Drop level teaspoons of dough 3 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Spread or press each cookie into a thin, 2-inch circle with a fork or damp fingertips.
3.
Bake the cookies, in batches, until set, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool completely before removing from the foil or mats. (The cookies will appear somewhat lacy.)
4.
When the cookies are cool, melt chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water (or microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring in between). Gently spread the chocolate on the flat side of half (about 36) of the cookies. Gently spread a little jam on the flat side of the remaining cookies. Press the apricot and chocolate halves together to make sandwich cookies.
Tips:
Make Ahead Tip: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Tip: Spread nuts on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F, stirring once, until fragrant, 7 to 9 minutes.
Nutrition information
Calories 108, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 19 mg, Carbohydrate 14 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, Potassium 14 mg. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1,Fat 1.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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