Santa Fe Chocolate Wafers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 lb butter (1 stick)
6 ounces semisweet chocolate (I prefer 80% chocolate) or 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (I prefer 80% chocolate)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 extra large egg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Sift together dry ingredients and set aside.
Cut butter into 1/2-inch slices, and add to medium saucepan over low heat.
Add the chocolate, sugar, and corn syrup, stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes; add vanilla extract and egg, stirring until smooth.
Gently add in flour mixture, until once again smooth.
You can go ahead and bake them off right here, but I prefer to refrigerate the mixture for 20 or so minutes; the cookies will hold their shapes better.
Drop a rounded teaspoonful of batter onto a silpat or parchment paper-covered baking sheet, pressing down slightly to flatten.
The cookies puff up as they bake, and will be finished when they have flattened, about 10-15 minutes.
I like to under bake these just a bit, but be careful about over baking--the chocolate will taste burnt.
Let the cookies sit for a minute on the sheets before removing to a cooling tray.
Store airtight.