Description

Don't wait for the once a year Girl Scout Cookie sale. Make your own Samoas at home with this recipe.

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/4 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2 T. milk
• 1/2 t. vanilla extract
• Coconut topping:
• 3 c. shredded sweetened coconut
• 15 oz. store-bought or homemade soft caramels
• 3 T. milk
• 1/4 t. salt
• 8 oz. dark chocolate

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In three increments, add flour mixture to creamed butter, mixing between each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add milk and vanilla extract, blending until combined and dough begins to come together in large pieces.