Florentines

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (1 oz)
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, baking soda and salt.
• 2 cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine.
• 3 gradually add brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• 4 add corn syrup and egg.
• 5 blend well.
• 6 stir in flour mixture, coconut and vanilla.
• 7 drop by half teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit (180 degrees celsius) about 10 minutes.
• 9 cool on baking sheets for 1 minute.
• 10 remove quickly and finish cooling on racks. (if wafer hardens, return briefly to oven).
• 11 melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter in pan over very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
• 12 drizzle chocolate over cookies.