Homemade Samoas Cookies

Homemade Samoas Cookies

from justataste.com
135 min
48 servings

Make sure you never run out of Girl Scout cookies again with this recipe for Homemade Samoas Cookies.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups shredded sweetened coconut
  • 15 ounces store-bought or homemade soft caramels
  • 3 Tablespoons whole milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces dark chocolate (See Kelly's Notes)

Directions

  1. 1

    In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

  2. 2

    Spread the coconut flakes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the coconut for about 10 minutes in a 350ºF oven until toasted, stirring frequently to ensure even browning and so that it does not burn. (See Kelly's Notes.) Remove the toasted coconut from the oven and set it aside.

  3. 3

    If you don't have a doughnut-shaped cookie cutter, you can use two cookies cutters (such as a circular 2-inch and a circular 1-inch) to form the ring shape. Alternately, you can use the caps to any dry spices to serve as cookie cutters.