Saturday, December 24, 2022

Almond Oat Lace cookies

1/2 cup unsalted almonds with skins
2 tablespoon gluten free old-fashioned oats
6 tablespoon (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
6 tablespoons superfine sugar (blend granulated if none avail)
2 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon almond flour
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted-

  if you us gluten free oats and almond flour

Arrange racks in lower and upper thirds of oven
Preheat to 350ºF
Line rimless baking sheets with parchment paper
Pulse almonds and oats in a food processor until coarse meal forms - set aside

Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat
Add both sugars and honey; whisk until blended and sugar dissolves (3 to 6 minutes
Remove from heat
Add nut mixture, almond flour and salt
Stir until well blended (butter may not incorporate easily)

Spoon batter by one teaspoon portion onto baking sheets,
Space minimum of 2.5 inches apart. These Spread!
Use your fingertips to pat into 1/4" thick rounds, form into smooth circles.
Bake, rotating sheets after 6 minutes, until dark gold brown and cookies spread out into a thin layer - estimate 10 to 12 minutes.
Slide cookies on parchment onto wire rack and let cool

Using a pastry brush, brush half of each cookie with melted chocolate.
Let stand until set - about 2 hours.

DO AHEAD: can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight in between sheets of parchment or waxed paper

Number Of Servings: 36

Preparation Time: 25

Personal Notes: Original recipe is not gluten free. calls for 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour, so I subbed with almond flour. I think you could cut butter back to 5 tablespoons.
I made balls 1 inch, recipe called for 2 inch.
These are very delicate when done and break easily, but they taste like candy.

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