Florentines I

Lacy cookies made with coconut and drizzled with chocolate.

• Calories: 69 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup flaked coconut
• 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour, soda and salt. Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add corn syrup and egg. Blend well.

Step 2

Stir in flour mixture, coconut and vanilla. Drop by half teaspoonfuls onto greased backing sheets, leaving 2 inches between. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute, remove quickly and finish cooling on racks (if wafer hardens, return briefly to oven).

Step 3

Melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter in pan over very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Enjoy!