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Almost 'Samoas'

List of Ingredients




6 T Butter
1/2 C Sugar
1/2 C Light Corn Syrup
1/2 14-oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 t Vanilla
4 C Coconut, toasted
1 C Semisweet Chocolate Chips






Recipe



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 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; stir in vanilla. Beat until creamy.
Immediately stir in toasted coconut and mix well. Spoon mixture by teaspoonsful into circular mounds onto buttered waxed paper. Flatten slightly and with the end of a wooden spoon. Poke a small round hold into the center of each cookie. Cool completely.
Melt chocolate chips and drizzle thinly in stripes over the cookies and let chocolate harden at room temperature.
Store in an airtight container.
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