Magnolia Lace Trumpets

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon Irish Cream Liqueur, optional
• Filling, recipe follows
• 1 1/2 cups solid shortening (recommended: Crisco)
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg white
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup hot milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a cookie sheet with foil.
3. Lightly grease the foil; set aside (if you don't grease the foil, the cookies will stick and be ruined).
4. In a medium saucepan combine sugar, butter, and syrup.
5. Cook mixture over low heat until butter melts; remove from heat.
6. Stir together flour and ginger; add dry mixture to butter mixture, mixing well.
7. Stir in Irish Cream, if desired.
8. Drop batter by rounded teaspoons 3 to 4 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.
9. Bake only 2 or 3 cookies at a time because you must work quickly to form the cones before they cool and become brittle.
10. *
11. Bake in preheated oven for 9 to 10 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.
12. Quickly invert cookies onto another cookie sheet, and wrap each cookie around the greased handle of a wooden spoon or a metal cone.
13. When cookie is set, slide cookie off spoon or cone; cool on a wire rack.
14. Fill cookies with filling.
15. To store: Place unfilled cookies in a single layer in an airtight container; cover.
16. Store at room temperature in a cool, dry place for up to 3 days or freeze unfilled cookies for up to 3 months.
17. Thaw cookies and fill.
18. *If cookie gets too brittle to roll, run back in the oven for a minute to soften.
19. Cream together shortening and butter.
20. Add sugar and beat well.
21. Add egg white and vanilla; beat thoroughly.
22. Add hot milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until creamy.
23. Put into pastry tube with star tip and fill cookies.
24. Yield: frosting for 30 cookies
25. Prep Time: 10 minutes
26. Cook Time: 9 minutes per 3 in batch
27. Ease of Preparation: Easy

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/magnolia-lace-trumpets-recipe2.html (may not work)