Florentines Recipe

Combine sugar, cream and butter in a medium-size saucepan. Heat slowly, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles. Add ground almonds and flour; heat 1 minute or until mixture bubbles again. Remove from heat; stir in sliced almonds and candied orange peel just until well coated.

Drop by slightly rounded teaspoonsfu, 2 inches apart, onto greased cookie sheets; flatten cookies to a 2-inch round with a moistened fork.

Bake in a 325 F. oven for 12 minutes or until golden. Remove cookie sheets from oven; let stand 1 minute or until firm. Remove cookies with wide spatula to wire racks. Cool. If cookies become too brittle to remove from cookie sheets, return to oven for 30 seconds.