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Chocolate and Nut Florentine Cookies

QimiQ Benefits

  • Full taste with less fat content
  • Bake stable

Minutes

25

Difficulty

easy

Chocolate and Nut Florentine Cookies
Chocolate and Nut Florentine Cookies

Ingredients

For 30 servings

  • For the shortcrust pastry

  • 300g

    Flour, plain

  • 200g

    Butter, softened

  • 120g

    Powdered sugar

  • 1

    Egg(s)

  • 1pinch(es)

    Salt

  • For the filling

  • 250g

    QimiQ Cream Base

  • 20g

    Butter

  • 40g

    Walnuts, chopped

  • 40g

    Almonds, chopped

  • 30g

    Dates, dried, chopped

  • 20g

    Candied cherries, chopped

  • 30g

    Prunes, chopped

  • 30g

    Candied orange peel

  • 50g

    Nutella®

  • 1pinch(es)

    Cinnamon, ground

  • 1pinch(es)

    Cardamom, ground

Preparation

  1. For the shortcrust pastry: knead the ingredients together well to form a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and allow to rest chilled for approx. 30 minutes.
  2. For the filling: melt the butter in a pan. Add the nuts, almonds, dates, cherries, plums and candied orange peel and roast lightly.
  3. Add the QimiQ Sauce Base, bring to the boil and remove from the heat.
  4. Add the Nutella®, cinnamon and cardamom and mix well. Allow to cool.
  5. Form balls out of the shortcrust pastry and press a recess into each ball to form shells.
  6. Add the filling and bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C (air circulation) for approx. 15 minutes.
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