Don’t these cookies look amazing? When I was taking pictures of the cookies, I was ready to eat them all up after the shoot! This is an easy, homemade Samoas cookie recipe, also known as Girl Scout Cookies! These cookies are all loaded with caramel, melted chocolate, and toasted coconut shreds!
Tips and Tricks for Making These Samoas Cookies:
- If you are planning to make a larger batch of cookies, just double the measurement of ingredients in the recipe box.
- Use a stand mixer when kneading a larger batch of Samoas Cookies.
- Keep these cookies in an airtight container and chill so you can have them for six to eight weeks.
- If you want to use almond flour, you can replace the all-purpose flour and just have the same quantity.
How to Make these Samoas Cookies:
These are the Samoas Cookies ingredients that you will need:
- butter, softened
- sugar
- flour
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- milk
- sweetened coconut
- caramel
- milk
- baking chips
Preheat oven to 350F and prepare a baking sheet by using a baking mat or parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, and mix until well combined. Add flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, milk, and mix until well combined:
The final cookie dough will look like this:
Place parchment paper on table, place cookie dough on top, followed by another sheet of parchment paper and roll out until the desired thickness:
Cut cookies into shapes and place on pan and bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.:
In another baking sheet, place coconut and spread out to evenly cook it. Bake for 10 minutes:
In a microwave-safe bowl, add caramel and milk and warm for 15-20 seconds:
Add coconut into the caramel bowl and mix. Place on top of the cookie:
Melt chocolate and cover the bottom of the cookie with chocolate:
Drizzle chocolate over the cookie generously:
Don’t they look delicious? These Samoas Cookies are so fun to make and so quick to find the ingredients.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Samoas Cookies Recipe:
Q: Can this recipe be made into a Samoa bar instead?
A: Yes, you definitely can make a Samoas bar instead of the classic circle cookies.
Q: What are Samoas Girl Scout cookies?
A: The basic ingredients of this cookie is toasted coconut and dark, melted chocolate.
Q: Can I substitute all-purpose flour with almond flour?
A: Yes, you can. It would be the same measurements.
Q: Are Samoas and Caramel delites the same?
A: They are the same. Some places call it Samoas, some call them caramel delites.
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- Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
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Samoas Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 bag sweetened coconut
- 1 bag 5oz caramel
- 1 tablespoon milk
- chocolate baking chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare baking sheet by using a baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, and mix until well combined. Add flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, milk, and mix until well combined.
- Place parchment paper on table, place cookie dough on top, followed by another sheet of parchment paper and roll out until the desired thickness. Cut cookies into shapes and place on pan.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
- In another baking sheet, place coconut, spread out and bake for 10 minutes.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add caramel and milk and warm for 15-20 seconds. Add coconut into the caramel bowl and mix. Place on top of the cookie.
- Melt chocolate and cover the bottom of the cookie with chocolate, drizzle chocolate over cookie.
Great recipe! Keep it up!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Bonnie!