This post makes me sad for two reasons. One, I ate all these cookies already and two, before I made these homemade Samoas I haven’t had a Girl Scout cookie for about ten years! One of the downsides of living outside the USA for so long.
I used to be a Girl Scout and would go door to door in the early 90′s selling cookies. I also had to give up being a Girl Scout when my family moved abroad in the late 90′s. My memory of the cookies are a bit foggy after all this time but I distinctly remember Thin Mints, Samoas and the chocolate coated peanut butter cookies.
I’m really lucky that my sister brought me a few bags of American style baking coconut while we were in Spain. The kind they sell in the UK won’t cut it for these cookies. It’s far too dry. It won’t be difficult but try and consume the cookie a few days after baking. They’ll go soggy.
Homemade Samoas
adapted from In Katrina’s Kitchen (makes about 18 cookies)
Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups plain flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbs milk
Topping
3 cups shredded coconut
1 can caramel or dulce de leche (I used 1 can Carnation caramel)
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbs milk
8 oz (225g) dark chocolate
1. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy for 3-4 minutes. Add the vanilla.
3. Turn the mixer to low and slowly add the flour. Add in the milk one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together into a soft ball.
4. Roll the dough out 1/4 inch thick into a rectangle between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Place in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes until firm.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 F/180C. Remove the top layer of parchment and using a donut cutter cut out as many circles and place on the prepared baking sheets.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges start to turn brown. Place on a cooling rack. Re-roll the scraps. Refrigerate again if they become to soft.
7. Lower the oven to 325 F/160 C. Toast the coconut for 5-7 minutes until it turns light brown.
8. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave for 30 second bursts until melted. Dip one side of the cookies in chocolate. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and refrigerate until set.
8. Pour the caramel into a small microwave safe bowl with the milk and the salt. Microwave for 3 minutes. Remove from the microwave and stir in the coconut.
7. Once the chocolate is set on the cookies spoon the coconut mixture on top of the non chocolate side. Drizzle leftover chocolate on top. Place back in the fridge until set.
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These look great!
thanks!
Your homemade versions look 100x better than the real deal!
Yum, anything with coconut and I’m there! these look really good. My sister tried 2 of KB other cupcakes on Sat evening and she gave them a big thumbs down with very bad reports…she has never given a cupcake a bad report ever (even ones that we’ve eaten together and I haven’t rated!) so how crazy that yours and hers were so different – she tried the other flavours to you, but still!
Oh no, that stinks! I feel really guilty now because she went on my recommendation. That’s really crummy because mine was 100% tasty. You should definitely send your feedback to KB. I’m sure he would appreciate it since he’s just starting off at Selfridges. I’m sure he’ll want to make it up to her as well!
haha no you shouldn’t feel guilty! I had already text her earlier in the week when I heard the news of KB selling cakes there telling her to go try them out so I was the one feeling guilty! She said it seemed to her like they’d been sitting out for at least 2 days! She did say your flavour looked really good and she wished she had picked that one! Do you think he would appreciate it? I guess it’s worth a try!
Yes, absolutely! I think he’ll want to know if Selfridges are selling old cake.
Looks so delicious!!!
Wow they look si delicious! I don’t any girlscout cookies. We don’t have anything like this in Germany…u.u
Tienen un aspecto absolutamente delicioso. Muchas gracias y un saludo
Thanks! And thank you google translator :)
WOW!! My mouth started watering when I saw the pic!! YUMMMMM!!!!! I had some of the GS cookies when I was in Cali in Feb/March– lucky for me.. it was GS Cookie season when I was visiting.. NOT lucky for my guy!! I ate a lot of them!!! hehehe!