Description
Signature Samoas Girl Scout Cookies bridge nostalgia and homemade comfort with a delightful coconut caramel shortbread treat. Rich chocolate drizzles complete this classic cookie, inviting bakers to savor childhood memories.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup/ 227 grams unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups/ 240 grams all-purpose flour
- ½ cup/ 100 grams granulated sugar
- 1 tsp/ 5 milliliters vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp/ 1.25 grams salt
- 2 cups/ 170 grams shredded sweetened coconut
- 15 oz/ 425 grams soft caramels (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 cup/ 170 grams semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tbsps/ 45 milliliters milk or heavy cream
- ¼ tsp/ 1.25 grams salt
Instructions
- Dough Preparation: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, integrating vanilla for enhanced flavor profile, then methodically incorporate flour and salt to form a uniform, pliable dough.
- Cookie Shaping: Roll dough on floured surface to consistent thickness, cutting precise circular shapes with centered openings, then carefully transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet for even golden baking at 350°F for approximately 12 minutes.
- Coconut Caramel Topping: Toast coconut in oven until achieving rich golden hue, simultaneously crafting silky caramel by gently melting fragments with cream, then combining toasted coconut to create luxurious, textured coating.
- Cookie Assembly: Generously spread caramel-coconut mixture across cooled shortbread bases, allowing brief setting period for optimal adherence and texture integration.
- Chocolate Finishing: Melt chocolate through careful microwave technique, ensuring smooth consistency, then delicately dip cookie bottoms and artfully drizzle remaining chocolate across surface for elegant presentation.
- Final Setting: Allow cookies to solidify at room temperature or refrigerate briefly, guaranteeing complete chocolate set and maintaining structural integrity before storing in airtight container.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is softened but not melted for the perfect shortbread texture, allowing smooth creaming with sugar.
- Precise Rolling Technique: Use even pressure when rolling dough to maintain consistent quarter-inch thickness, preventing uneven baking and texture variations.
- Coconut Toasting Vigilance: Watch coconut closely during toasting, stirring frequently to achieve golden color without burning, which can create bitter undertones.
- Chocolate Dipping Precision: Melt chocolate in short microwave intervals, stirring between each to prevent scorching and maintain smooth, glossy consistency.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 228
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 97 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg