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Homemade Samoas

Name: Homemade Samoas
Cook time: 73 min
Total time: 73 min
Yield: 48 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; ½ cup sugar; 2 cups flour, more for dusting; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons milk; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups soft caramel; 3 tablespoons heavy cream; 3 cups toasted coconut; 1 cup chocolate, melted

By Tasty1 hr 13 min48 servings

Recreate your favorite Girl Scout cookie at home with this easy recipe. These homemade samoas are made with a shortbread cookie base, caramel coconut topping, and a chocolate drizzle.

Instructions

1
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
2
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
3
Add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar. Make sure it’s well incorporate, it will have a crumbly texture.
4
Add the milk and vanilla. Bring together and refrigerate for 30 min.
5
Melt the caramel with salt, heavy cream and vanilla in the microwave (2 min).
6
Add the melted caramel to the the toasted coconut. Make sure to save about ¼ cup of the melted caramel. The reserved caramel will be used to ‘glue’ the caramel coconut mix to the cookie.
7
Roll out cookie dough and cut out your cookies. Place on a parchment paper and bake for 10-13 minutes at 350°F (175°C). Set aside to cool down.
8
Once the cookie is cool enough to touch, add some of the reserved caramel to the top, then add a layer of caramel coconut.
9
Dip in melted chocolate and drizzle chocolate over the top. Let chocolate set.
10
Enjoy!