“My grandmother used to make these cookies but I never got the recipe from her.”
These delicate, lace-like cookies are filled with a rich chocolate ganache. They are perfect for special occasions or as a delightful treat.
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Ingredients:
Ingredients for the Cookies:
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| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Unsalted butter | 1/2 cup |
| Packed light brown sugar | 1/2 cup |
| Light corn syrup or honey | 1 teaspoon |
| Almond flour | 3/4 cup |
| Fine salt | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Vanilla extract | 1 teaspoon |
| Large egg white | 1 |
Ingredients for the Filling:
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| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dark, milk, or white chocolate chips | 8 ounces |
| Heavy cream | 1/3 cup |
| Vanilla extract | 1 teaspoon |
Instructions:
Making the Cookies:
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Prepare butter mixture: In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup (or honey). Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly, about 1-2 minutes.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine almond flour and salt.
- Combine wet ingredients: Remove butter mixture from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let it cool slightly.
- Make the batter: Add butter mixture to almond flour mixture and mix until well combined. Whisk in egg white until batter is smooth.
- Shape cookies: Drop teaspoonfuls of batter onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 3 inches apart. Flatten each mound with the back of a spoon or fingers to form thin rounds (about 2-3 inches in diameter).
- Bake cookies: Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. They will be very soft at first but will crisp up as they cool.
- Shape while warm: While cookies are still warm and pliable, use a spatula to carefully lift them and drape them over a rolling pin or a bottle to create a curved shape. This gives them their characteristic lace-like appearance. Let cookies cool completely on the rolling pin or bottle to set their shape.
Making the Filling:
- Prepare chocolate ganache: In a small saucepan, heat heavy cream over medium heat until it just begins to simmer.
- Melt chocolate: Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl. Pour hot cream over chocolate chips and let it sit for 1-2 minutes.
- Add vanilla: Add vanilla extract and stir the mixture until chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Fill cookies: Carefully remove cooled cookies from the rolling pin or bottle. Spoon a generous amount of chocolate ganache onto the flat side of one cookie. Sandwich another cookie on top, pressing gently to spread the filling to the edges.
- Let set: Place filled cookies on a wire rack or parchment-lined tray to allow chocolate filling to set.
