Chocolate Coconut Lace Cookies

These cookies looked very tempting when I saw them being made Giada De Laurentiss on her Food Network show. Not only did they appear delicious, but they were easy to prepare, and I had just the right amount of coconut in my pantry!

Be sure to add the butter slowly. I ended up with too much liquid at first. The chocolate really takes these chewy cookies to another level. The ones I made without chocolate were missing something.

The picture does make the cookies look goopy, but they set nicely in the freezer.

Ingredients

3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 (4-ounce) bar bittersweet (62 percent cacao) chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces

Instructions

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, coconut, melted butter, flour, vanilla, and salt.
Using a 1/2-ounce cookie scoop or a tablespoon, scoop 6 balls of dough, 3 to 4 inches apart, on each baking sheet. Lightly flatten the tops of the dough. Cook until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the parchment paper, about 15 minutes.
Place the chocolate in a bowl and place over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir until the chocolate has melted. Using a fork, drizzle the tops of the cookies with the melted chocolate. Freeze the cookies until the chocolate has set, about 5 minutes. Remove the cookies from the freezer and store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Yields 12 cookies.