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Homemade Samoa Girl Scout Cookies

Cassidy Morris
A buttery shortbread cookie topped with toasted coconut caramel and dipped and drizzled in chocolate. A homemade version of the classic Girl Scout cookies, Samoas. They are flavorful and delicious and such a fun dessert to make!!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

For Shortbread Cookies:

  • 1 cup butter 2 sticks, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 cups flour all purpose

For Coconut Caramel Topping:

  • 1 1/2 cups coconut flakes toasted
  • 1/4 cup butter (half a stick, melted)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

For Chocolate Drizzle:

  • 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate (semi sweet or milk)
  • 2 tsp coconut oil

Instructions
 

For Shortbread Cookies:

  • In a large bowl, add your butter and sugar and beat until combined. Add your vanilla extract, salt & flour and mix until dough forms.
  • Wrap your dough up and place in fridge or freezer to chill.
  • Pre heat oven to 350° F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Once your dough has chilled for 30 minutes to an hour, roll it out on a floured surface to about a half inch thickness.
  • Using two round cookie cutters, one smaller than the other, cut out circular rings and place on your lined baking trays.
  • Bake for 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges start to turn golden.
  • Remove from oven and let cool completely.

For Coconut Caramel topping:

  • Add your coconut on a pan and toast in the oven at 300° for about 5-8 minutes. Watch carefully to not burn because coconut can burn easily. Stir a few times in between.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat add your butter and brown sugar and stir until melted. Continue to stir until mixture starts to bubble.
  • Keep mixing your caramel mixture until it bubbles and starts to thicken and is smooth.
  • Remove from heat and add your heavy cream, vanilla extract and pinch of salt. Stir together.
  • Continue stirring until it’s all well combined and a caramel sauce has formed.
  • Add your toasted coconut and stir until evenly coated.

For Chocolate:

  • In a glass bowl or measuring cup melt your chocolate in the microwave for 30 second increments. Add your coconut oil. (or a double boiler on the stove)
  • Assemble:
  • To assemble these cookies add a spoonful of your coconut caramel to each cooled cookie and press around the edges.
  • Dip the bottom of each cookie in the chocolate and place on a piece of parchment paper.
  • Continue with the rest of your cookies.
  • Drizzle each cookie with more chocolate.
  • Cool and then you are ready to enjoy!!
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