Chocolate Lace Cookies

  Desserts

My mother and I make these elegant chocolate lace cookies. Baking together is a delightful way to spend an afternoon catching up.

Chocolate Lace Cookies

Average Rating: 4

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Bake: 5 min./batch + chilling
YIELD: about 3 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup ground pecans
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and milk. Cook and stir over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in pecans, flour and vanilla. Drop by 1/2 teaspoonfuls 3 in. apart onto foil-lined baking sheets. Bake 5-7 minutes or until golden brown and lacy. Cool completely before carefully removing from foil.
  • 2. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Spread 1 teaspoon melted chocolate on bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. Refrigerate 10 minutes or until set. Store between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie: 71 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 14mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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