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Tropicana Lace Cookies

Published 22/02/2012, updated 26/10/2017

tropicana lace cookies

Intricate

Had some friends over last weekend and I took that opportunity to bake this. I tweaked my old brandy snap recipe here and there, added some condensed milk and desiccated coconut and voila – I present TROPICANA LACE COOKIES!

As a little kid, I used to make coconut fudge with my older siblings, my earliest memory of this is when I was 6, which means my sister was 9 and my brother was 8, with no parental supervision.  The ingredients were essentially freshly grated coconut and condensed milk. To this day, I fall to pieces at the merest hint of this combination! That’s the memory I went for in creating Tropicana Lace.

roasted coconut

Ingredients (makes about a dozen)

4 tbsp freshly grated coconut or desiccated coconut

1 tbsp golden syrup

20 g butter

1 tbsp condensed milk

2 tbsp caster sugar

3 tbsp flour

1 tsp rose essence

Spaced out

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C/160 Fan. Line a baking sheet with baking paper if you have to.

2. Heat a small frying pan on low heat and dry roast the coconut until golden brown and the aroma hits you. Set aside.

3. Add the syrup, butter, milk and sugar in a small saucepan and heat, stirring to mix.

4. At the first sign of bubbles, add the flour, mix and take off the heat.

5. Add the coconut and rose essence and mix well.

6. Drop half a dozen spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking sheet, spacing them well apart as they will spread A LOT. If the mixture thickens, just heat it up again gently for the next round.

7. Bake for 6-8 minutes until completely flat and a uniform dark brown in colour.

8. Leave to cool completely, they will harden as they cool.

9. You can shape these cookies if you fancy, wrap them around a rolling pin about 30 seconds after they come out of the oven, before they get a chance to harden.

These are perfect as they are or served with ice cream. Even great crumbled over cakes and sundaes.

tropicana lace cookies

Tropicana Lace Cookies

Comments

  1. Radifa says

    09/01/2013 at 11:32 pm

    They look yummmmmy

  2. Rose :: Fine Craft Guild says

    29/02/2012 at 8:50 pm

    These remind me of a Dutch version of these: with peanuts in them. So yummy.

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  3. Choc Chip Uru says

    28/02/2012 at 6:26 am

    Goreous looking cookies my friend – so delicate but wonderful 😀
    Definitely something to try in the future!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  4. balvinder ( Neetu) says

    27/02/2012 at 10:51 pm

    I love the holes in the cookies.

  5. Amrita says

    27/02/2012 at 3:12 am

    Oooo I’m loving the idea of this and also the coconut fudge you used to make as kids! These lace cookies would be awesome on icecream, I can totally picture it looking fancy on top of the dollops of ice cream 😀

  6. Eftychia says

    26/02/2012 at 7:36 pm

    This looks like a very tasty treat! Thanks for the recipe.

  7. Only Fish Recipes says

    25/02/2012 at 11:02 pm

    wow…these cookies look so crisp…n such a gorgeous color …loved it !

  8. Lyn @LovelyPantry says

    25/02/2012 at 4:19 am

    I love pretty things. These look so delicate and tasty too! I can definitely see this being served with ice cream! Yum!

  9. Lydia @ See Beautiful says

    24/02/2012 at 9:48 pm

    Happy to be your newest Linky Follower! Those cookies look absolutely scrumptious! THanks so much for the link to the recipe. We’ll have to try them out!
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    24/02/2012 at 9:32 pm

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    Have a great weekend!

  11. claire says

    24/02/2012 at 7:25 pm

    Wow these look so good 🙂

  12. Hema says

    24/02/2012 at 12:11 am

    The cookies look fabulous, so delicate, thanks for your lovely comments and for following me, love to follow you back..

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:08 am

      Thanks, yes, they are delicate! xx

  13. Asmita says

    23/02/2012 at 10:25 pm

    Hi Azlin,
    These cookies look wonderful!!!

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:07 am

      Thanks Asmita! xx

  14. Cucina49 says

    23/02/2012 at 9:53 pm

    Those look spectacular! I wasn’t expecting the coconut, but I would absolutely love these.

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:07 am

      Thank you, I’m sure you will! xx

  15. Elpiniki says

    23/02/2012 at 9:22 pm

    These look just beautiful!

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:07 am

      Thanks! xx

  16. Anjuli (Connie) says

    23/02/2012 at 8:31 pm

    Oh my goodness I have to send this to a friend of mine who LOVES anything coconut!!!!! Truly amazing!

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:06 am

      Please do – thanks! xx

  17. Jenn and Seth (@HomeSkilletCook) says

    23/02/2012 at 7:56 pm

    the cookies look so pretty and crispy! yum!

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:06 am

      Thanks so much! xx

  18. createwithmom says

    23/02/2012 at 7:36 pm

    lovely looking lace cookies looks wonderful

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:05 am

      Thank you! xx

  19. Andrea says

    23/02/2012 at 5:36 pm

    Those look so good. I love the golden color 🙂

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:05 am

      They are a gorgeous colour, thanks! xx

  20. Alida says

    23/02/2012 at 1:23 pm

    I have never made these. They look very nice. Thanks for sharing it. Have a good day.

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:05 am

      Thanks, you too! xx

  21. Tes says

    23/02/2012 at 12:30 pm

    Wow that sounds amazing. It looks so thin and crispy! I really have to try this 🙂

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:03 am

      Thank you, they’re addictive! xx

  22. ramblingofasinglegirl says

    23/02/2012 at 7:07 am

    like the name Tropicana Lace Cookies they look exotic too.. I love brandy snaps and i can die for it too. just way to crazy about it… Do u have recipe?

    • Azlin Bloor says

      24/02/2012 at 9:02 am

      Thanks, I do, will post it soon! xx

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