Name: Florentine Cookies Recipe
Cook time: 50 h
Yield: About 36 cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups sliced almonds; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest (from 2 medium oranges); 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), cut into 4 pieces; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 1 tablespoon heavy cream; 1/4 teaspoon fine salt; 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips (optional)

Why it works: Almond and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,673 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Florentine Cookies Recipe

About 36 cookies

Cook50 hr

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups sliced almonds
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest (from 2 medium oranges)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), cut into 4 pieces
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

958Calories

19 gProtein

29 gFat

157 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,673 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Almond + orangetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,125 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Almond + corntop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together485 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (almond, flour, sugar, butter, corn, syrup, cream):

Vanillafits better
Raisinfits better
Coconutfits better
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against almond, flour, sugar, butter, corn, syrup, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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