Lace Cookies

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These delicate Lace Cookies look fancy, but are easy to make and all but melt in your mouth, with a light and delicious butterscotch flavor.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Total Time18

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy cookie recipes, florentine lace cookies, oatmeal lace cookies

Servings: cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
2 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg , beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 ounces melted chocolate (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a few baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats; set aside.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon until melted and smooth. Stir in the oats, flour, salt, egg, and vanilla.
Remove from the heat and allow mixture to cool 5-10 minutes. (As it cools, the mixture will thicken - that's ok.)
Drop dough by 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons (not tablespoon!) onto prepared baking sheets, leaving at least 3 inches apart - they spread quite a bit while baking. Press each one down slightly.
Bake 6-8 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Keep a very close eye on them towards the end of baking, since they can burn quickly.
Allow cookies to cool on the parchment paper for 5 minutes or until they are firm enough to move, then using a spatula, gently transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely and continue to crisp up.
Enjoy as is, or spread some melted chocolate onto the bottom of one cooled cookie and sandwich with another for sandwich cookies! (See note below)

Notes

Melt 8 ounces chopped chocolate in the microwave in 15-second increments, stopping and stirring after each until completely smooth. VERY carefully spread onto the bottom of cooled cookies and top with another one to create sandwich cookies. Allow chocolate to set completely in the refrigerator or at room temperature.

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