One of my favorite times of year is when I know running to the grocery store means being met by a group of smiling Girl Scouts, selling only the best cookies ever. So you can imagine my disappointment when I seemed to miss ever darn cookie sale this year. I was wondering how I would make it through without my Samoas when I came across this great "wannabe Samoa" recipe in my Sandra Lee cookbook. They are easy to make and simply delish!
What you need:
- 1 ¼ cups sweetened and shredded coconut
- 1 1/3 cups Kraft baking caramels – or 24 unwrapped Kraft chewy caramel candies
- 1 tbsp. heavy cream
- 14 Keebler striped shortbread cookies
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Spread coconut onto a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, mixing frequently as not to burn. Cool completely.
In microwave safe bowl combine caramels and heavy cream; microwave on high about 2 minutes until melted. Stir cooled coconut into caramel mixture.
Spoon coconut/caramel mixture on top of shortbread cookies, stripes facing down, leaving the hole in the center; place on wire rack to allow caramel to cool and harden.
Place chocolate chips into small microwave safe bowl; microwave high 1 minute or until melted. Place melted chocolate in piping bag and pipe 4 lines of chocolate across the cookie making stripes. Let stand until chocolate has hardened.
Serve and enjoy!
22 comments:
I want these so much. Can you send me a box? :) Thanks for sharing.
This reminds me of my childhood days. My mom loves to make this one and we have a native name for this - "bukayo".
Delicious! I'll keep this in mind for when I run out of girl scout cookies.
These look so good! Thanks for sharing! Doesn't look too difficult, I am looking forward to trying this recipe.
Wow!!! Delicious wonderful cookies i will try thanks for sharing Statistical analysis
delicious one i love it nice post thanks for sharing
These look so delicious, I love caramel so I'm sure I would love these.
Can't wait to try these. My boyfriend loves the originals.
How many chocolate chips? The recipe says 1/2. I assume 1/2 cup. Thanks.
Opps, yes, 1/2 cup.
LOLOL...the ONLY thing that limits my eating of Samoas is that they have less in the box every year...now you show me to make them so I can have as many as I want, at any time?!?! Cruel cruel world to see this on the day when I have started 2 weeks of no carbs/dairy or sugar :( WAHH!
Oh Em Gee! These look awesome!
I looooooove samoas but don't buy girl scout cookies. I can't wait to try this recipe.
these look so good, I think I can smell them too
These are fantastic.... Me want cookie.
I cannot wait to get the rest of the things I need and make these cookies! They look sooooo good!
those look just as good an so easy to make
crunchy!!
I love Samoas! Thanks for sharing :)
Oh i gotta make these. we like these but their to costly on my budget from the Scouts. I cant wait. thanks so much for the pictures and the recipe
Oh I cant wait to make these. I love them but they are to costly on my budget. Thanks for the pictures and the recipe. yummy and delicious they are
These look soooo yummy! Have to make these! Pinning them too! =)
This is one of my all time favorite cookies. Thanks for the recipe! I can't wait to try making them.
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