Florentine Italian Milk Chocolate Filled Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2/3 cup butter
• 2 cups quick oats, uncooked
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 melt butter in medium saucepan.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 stir in oats, sugar, flour, corn syrup, milk, vanilla and salt. mix well.
• 5 cover cookie sheets with foil.
• 6 place small drops (about 1 teaspoon) of batter onto the foil. leave about 3 inches between cookies. using a spatula, flatten each drop and mold into a flat round shape using the sides of the spatula. warning: these cookies will expand horizontally a lot! make sure you leave plenty of room between cookies.
• 7 bake for approximately 7 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• 8 let each sheet of cookies cool completely, approximately 15 minutes.
• 9 peel foil away from cookies.
• 10 for the filling, combine chocolate, cream and vanilla and melt over a double boiler until completely blended.
• 11 to assemble, spread a layer of chocolate on the flat, shiny side of each cookie. pair the cookie with alternate cookie of equal size and press together. allow assembled cookies to cool completely.