Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade Samoa cookies that are a perfect copycat of the classic Girl Scout cookie. These cookies feature a buttery shortbread base topped with gooey caramel, toasted coconut, and a chocolate drizzle.
Ingredients
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Cookie Base:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramel-Coconut Topping:
- 3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 15 ounces soft caramels (unwrapped)
- 3 tablespoons milk (for caramel)
- 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare Cookie Dough: Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter and sugar, add dry ingredients, then mix in milk and vanilla. Roll out dough and cut into rounds.
- Bake Cookies: Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden. Cool completely.
- Toast Coconut: Toast coconut until golden. Combine caramels and milk, melt, then mix in coconut. Spread on cookies.
- Add Chocolate: Melt chocolate, dip cookies, and drizzle with remaining chocolate. Let set.
Notes
- You can use store-bought caramels or make your own.
- To save time, press dough into a rectangle and slice into bars.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
