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Blend dry ingredients well.
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Whisk egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla together in separate bowl.
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Add to dry ingredients and mix by hand.
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Heat this mixture over steam in a double boiler or something similar until mixture is 123 degrees F. Stir occasionally.
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Scoop out appropriate sized cookies and deposit them on cookie tray that has been lined with parchment paper.
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Flatten cookie with hand that has been dipped in water to keep hand from sticking to cookie. Smooth edges of cookie to avoid raggedness.
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Bake in preheated regular oven at 350 F for five minutes. Rotate cookie pan so that back of pan is now at front of oven. Bake for an additional 3 minutes.
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Cookie should be a light golden brown and will be very soft. It will harden as it cools. Do not over bake.
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When cool, dip cookie in melted coating chocolate so that one half is covered with chocolate. Place on pan again until chocolate has hardened.