Now on to my girl scout cookies. I love cookie season. I am also very sad when it ends. So, I took to the internet to see if there were any copy cat recipes that I could use to make GS cookies year round. And I found it!! Samoas are my favorite and of course they would be, because they are probably the most labor intensive ones to make! I took a few shortcuts, but they still turned out great. And very yummy!
Here was my shortcut.
Keebler Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies. Way easier and quicker than making my own shortbread and then having to dip the bottoms in chocolate. For this recipe, you need some caramels (14 oz) and toasted coconut.
Melt the caramels with 1/4 tsp salt and 3 tbsp of milk for about 3-4 minutes, stirring every minute. I did this in the microwave.
When the caramel is melted and smooth, fold in 3 cups of toasted, shredded coconut. (bake the coconut for 20 minutes at 300 degrees. Stirring the coconut every five minutes) Then get to putting the mixture on your cookies. I used a small offset spatula to do this.
I also had a few rejects because the cookies were so thin and the caramel has a mind of its own when it starts to cool and harden a bit. But when it does, just pop it back in the microwave for a few seconds.
But here they are in all their yummy goodness!
Just finish them off by drizzling some semi-sweet melted chocolate over them . I got this recipe from http://www.bakingbites.com/ . It also has the recipe for the shortbread cookie, but who has time for that? There is also a recipe for Samoa bars, if you don't have time to individually ice each cookie. I have had requests to make thin mints and tagalongs, so I might be trying my hand at making those as well!
Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout at heart. Courage~Confidence~Character
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