Almond Lace Sandwich Cookies

The 4th Annual Great Food Blogger cookie Swap saw 566 participants ship over 20,000 cookies around the world, all while managing to raise a whopping $12,335 for Cookies For Kids’ Cancer. Of course we couldn’t have reached that impressive total without the help of our four generous brand partners: OXO, Dixie Crystals, Brownie Brittle, and California Olive Ranch, who each matched the donations we raised dollar for dollar.

I can’t say it enough how much this event means to me; that a seed of an idea could have grown to such a scale, with bloggers from around the world sharing cookies with one another, all for a good cause. It makes my heart flutter. So truly, thank you to everyone who participated and made this years’ event the best yet!

I originally planned to send something else to my swap matches; but severe procrastination and a lack of proper planning on my part (WHY everything isn’t available on Amazon Prime I have no idea) led to a frenzied plan B. It worked out in the end, but let this be a lesson to all of you (and to my future self): check that you have all the ingredients a good week before you plan on baking. Don’t assume anything.

Granted, these were probably the most fragile cookies I could possibly choose to make the cross country trek, short of maybe macarons. But with plenty of padding and proper packaging they made it safely to their destinations (in Minnesota, New York, and Michigan, respectively) in near-perfect condition.

Also known as Florentines, these crisp and caramelized cookies have a hint of almond and orange zest. Despite their fragility, they were actually perfect cookies for shipping. Unlike most cookies which dry out and get harder as they age, these do the opposite: they are delightfully crunchy the day they are made, and then slowly soften into a chewy texture that’s different but equally as good.

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