Amaretto Florentine Cookiescookies, desserts ----COOKIE---- 2/3 cup butter 2 cup oats, quick; uncooked 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup flour, all-purpose 1/2 cup almonds; finely chopped 1/4 cup syrup, corn 1/4 cup amaretto di amore 1/2 teaspoon salt ----FILLING---- 3 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup amaretto di amore 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Foil-line cookie sheets. In medium saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat. Stir in quick oats, sugar, flour, almonds, corn syrup, 1/4 cup Amaretto di Amore and salt. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 3 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets; spread each to make thin. Bake 8 to 11 minutes, until golden. Cool completely on cookie sheets. Peel off foil. Spread filling on flat side of 1/2 the cookies. Top with remaining cookies. Filling: In medium heavy guage saucepan over low heat, melt butter with 1/4 cup Amaretto di Amore. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips. Cool to room temperature. SOURCE: The Clarion-Ledger Southern Living Cooking School supplement, September 11, 1994. Typos by Nancy Coleman. |
