Samoas

I just can't stand it anymore - I can't wait one more day for my girl scout cookies to arrive at my door.  Soooo - I took matters into my own hands and whipped up a batch of Samoas for myself.  For those of you who have lived under a rock for the last 10 years a Samoa is a buttery shortbread cookie covered in caramel and coconut goodness and drizzled with chocolate.  It's no wonder that I've been obsessed with this delicious cookie since I placed my first order for Samoas about 2 weeks ago.  

The anticipation of the impending girl scout cookie season has gotten the best of me.  What can I say ?  I'm weak. These homemade Samoas are the perfect treat to get me through the next couple of weeks until my Samoas arrive. 

Home Made Samoas

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


• For the coconut topping:
• 3 cups shredded sweetened coconut
• 15 ounces Kraft caramels
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

8 ounces dark chocolate

Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.  

​Add dry ingredients, alternating with milk and vanilla.  
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Dump dough out onto a silpat.  

Use hands to press dough into a ball.  Roll dough out onto silpat mat.  

Use a biscuit or doughnut cookie cutter to cut into circles.  Cut a smaller circle out of center.

Place cookie rounds on silpat lined baking sheet.  

Bake 10 minutes at 350. 

Spread coconut on a silpat mat and bake 10 minutes at 350.  

Melt caramels, milk and salt in microwave.

Set aside 1/4 of the caramel and spread over cooled cookies.  

​Stir toasted coconut into remaining caramel.  

Spoon caramel coconut filling onto caramel topped cookies.  (Trust me - there is no easy or meat way to do this.)

​Melt chocolate in microwave.

Dip bottoms of cookies in chocolate and set on waxed paper to cool.  Drizzle tops with additional melted chocolate.

All I have to say is - ridiculous.  These cookies are RIDICULOUS!  

The snow has just stared to fall here in my little town.  Forget the bread and milk - I've got a batch of Samoa cookies and a roaring fire - I'm all set to weather this winter storm.  Bring on the snow - I've got plenty of cookies.  

​Ciao!

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