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Coconut Oatmeal Lace Cookies

By Shelley Wiseman

4.3

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Coconut Oatmeal Lace CookiesRomulo Yanes

An upscale hybrid of antipodean ANZAC biscuits and chocolate digestives from Britain, these crisp cookies are positively elegant. They were an unexpected favorite in our test kitchen, with cooks and editors descending in droves when the cookies’ warm, nutty aroma filled the air.

Cooks’ note:

Cookies keep, layered between parchment in an airtight container, at cool room temperature 1 week.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    2 hr

  • Yield

    Makes about 36 cookies

Ingredients

For cookies:

1 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

For decorating:

3 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped and melted
3 ounces fine-quality white chocolate, finely chopped and melted
Equipment: 2 (17-by 11-inch) nonstick bakeware liners such as Silpats; 2 heavy-duty sealable bags

Preparation

  1. Make cookies

    Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with nonstick liners.

    Step 2

    Melt butter with brown sugar and salt in a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring occasionally. Stir in coconut, oats, and flour until just combined. Remove pot from heat but keep batter warm over pot (so batter is easier to spread).

    Step 3

    Drop rounded teaspoons of batter at least 3 1/2 inches apart on 1 baking sheet and spread each to about 2 inches with an offset spatula or back of a spoon. Bake until cookies are bubbling and golden brown, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet on a rack until firm, 3 to 4 minutes, then transfer cookies to rack to cool completely. Form and bake more cookies on second baking sheet (wipe liners clean and cool between batches).

  2. Decorate with chocolate

    Step 4

    Cool melted chocolates slightly. Transfer each to a sealable bag and snip a 1/16-inch opening at a corner of each bag. Put some of cooled cookies on a parchment-lined tray that will fit in freezer, then pipe chocolates decoratively over cookies. Freeze 2 to 3 minutes to set chocolate, then carefully remove cookies from parchment.

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