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Lacy Almond-Orange Cookies

GOOD TO KNOW A mix of sugar and honey in these citrusy cookies satisfies a sweet tooth, yet each thin, delicate cookie has only forty-four calories. Go ahead, have two.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 24

Ingredients

1/2 cup slivered almonds
3/4 teaspoon anise or fennel seeds
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F, with racks in middle and lower thirds. In a food processor, pulse almonds and anise seeds until coarsely ground. Transfer mixture to a small saucepan. Add butter, sugar, honey, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring once to combine ingredients as butter melts. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in flour and zest.

    Step 2

    Working quickly, drop batter by teaspoonfuls, 2 1/2 inches apart, onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks. (Cookies can be stored between sheets of parchment in airtight containers up to 2 days at room temperature.)

  2. nutrition information

    Step 3

    (Per 2 Cookies)

    Step 4

    Calories: 88

    Step 5

    Fat: 7g (3g Saturated Fat)

    Step 6

    Protein: 2g

    Step 7

    Carbohydrates: 6g

    Step 8

    Fiber: 1g

Everyday Food: Light
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