Florentines I
Description
Lacy cookies made with coconut and drizzled with chocolate.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1 pinch salt
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1/4 cup butter
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1/3 cup packed brown sugar
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2 tablespoons light corn syrup
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1 egg
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1/2 cup flaked coconut
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
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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!