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Florentine Sundaes

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Florentine SundaesScott Peterson

Vanilla ice cream is decked out for the holidays with orange liqueur and purchased almond lace cookies. Look for Florentine cookies at bakeries and some supermarkets.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 servings

Ingredients

Vanilla ice cream
Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
Florentine cookies
Garnish: orange peel

Preparation

  1. For each sundae: Fill a bowl, Martini glass, or widemouthed wineglass with 3 generous scoops of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle ice cream with a teaspoon or more of orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier). Coarsely chop half of a Florentine cookie and sprinkle over the ice cream. Garnish with a whole cookie and 1 or 2 thin strips of orange peel (each about 2 to 3 inches long).

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