"Girl Scout Samoa Cookies"

Ingredients:

1 box shortbread cookies

6 tbsp butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

4 cups toasted coconut

1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Place each shortbread cookie on a sheet of wax paper.

2. In 2 qt. 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.

3.Slowly pour in sweetened condensed milk, stirring constantly.

4. Continue cooking over low heat until candy thermometer reaches 220-228 degrees. Remove from heat.
5. Stir in vanilla--beat until creamy

6. Immediately stir in coconut and mix well.

7. Spoon mixture by teaspoonfuls over shortbread cookies. Cool completely.

8. Melt chocolate chips and drizzle thinly over cookies and let chocolate harden at room temperature.