Lace Cookies

Name: Lace Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 40 min
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

Total Time Prep: 35 min. Bake: 5 min./batch + chilling

Yield about 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Lace cookies made with butter and pecans, then sandwiched with chocolate, bake in just five minutes once the delicate dough is prepared.

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

Directions

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.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Spread 1 teaspoon melted chocolate on bottoms of half 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.

My mother and I make these elegant sandwich cookies filled with melted chocolate chips. Baking together is a delightful way to spend an afternoon. —Stacey B., Stillwater, Oklahoma

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