Description
Learn how to make delicious Homemade Samoas Cookies with this easy-to-follow recipe. These coconut and caramel treats are a perfect copycat of the famous Girl Scout cookies.
Ingredients
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Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramel-Coconut Topping:
- 3 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 12 ounces chewy caramels, unwrapped
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Coating:
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Cream butter and sugar, add dry ingredients, then milk and vanilla. Roll out dough, cut into circles, and bake.
- Make the Caramel-Coconut Topping: Toast coconut, melt caramels with milk and salt, then mix with toasted coconut. Spread over cooled cookies.
- Add Chocolate Coating: Melt chocolate, dip cookie bottoms, drizzle tops, and let set before serving.
Notes
- Work with small batches of caramel-coconut mixture for easier assembly.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
