I made most of mine in mini cupcake papers- they are a bit messy to form into circles and they stayed gooeyier like this.
Ingredients
- 6 tblsp butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 of a 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups toasted coconut
- 1 cup semi-sweet chips
- In a 2 quart saucepan over medium-low heat, combine butter, sugar and corn syrup.
- Heat to a full boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Slowly pour in condensed milk, stirring constantly. Continue cooking over low heat until candy thermometer reaches 220-228 degrees.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Beat until creamy. Immediately stir in toasted coconut and mix well.
- Spoon by tablespoonfuls into circular mounds onto buttered wax paper. Flatten slightly. With the end of a wooden spoon, poke a small round hole into the center of each cookie. Or put them into mini cupcake papers.
- Cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate chips and drizzle thinly in stripes over cookies. Let chocolate harden at room temperature. Store in a airtight container.
- To toast coconut: Spread coconut on a baking sheet and toast in a preheated 350 degree oven, stirring occasionally until lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes.
