World Famous Recipes

Lace Cookies

1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 TB brandy or milk
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
Powdered sugar, for garnish

In a small sauce pan, combine butter, granulated sugar, corn syrup and brandy. Stir in flour and walnuts. Cut foil into 6″ squares.
Arrange 2 to 4 squares on each baking sheet; lightly grease each square. Drop a slightly rounded teaspoonful of batter on center of each square.

Bake in a preheated 350º F. oven for 6 to 7 minutes or until cookies are evenly golden. Remove from oven; let stand about 1/2 a minute. With a metal spatula, loosen edge of cookie from foil and peel off foil. Quickly roll cookie around the handle of a wooden spoon to shape. Working quickly, repeat with remaining cookies.

Reuse foil squares to bake remaining cookies. Dust with powdered sugar. Makes: about 4 dozen.

Note: It is best to work with only a few cookies at a time, as they quickly become too crisp to roll. If cookies become to crisp, return them to the oven for a few seconds to soften.