Florentines I

Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

Lacy cookies made with coconut and drizzled with chocolate.

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 egg
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

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