Description
Tropical coconut and caramel weave magic in this Samoas Cookies recipe, elevating classic Girl Scout cookie nostalgia. Crisp shortbread, toasted coconut, and rich chocolate create a delightful dessert that connects childhood memories with gourmet baking passion.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- 2 cups shredded coconut, toasted
Chocolate:
- 12 ounces (340 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Whip softened butter and sugar together until achieving a cloud-like, airy consistency, ensuring ingredients are thoroughly blended.
- Gradually incorporate flour, baking powder, and salt into the creamy mixture, stirring until a uniform dough forms. Infuse with vanilla extract for enhanced flavor depth.
- Gently fold toasted coconut throughout the dough, distributing evenly to create a textural and aromatic base.
- Shape the dough into uniform spheres, then delicately press each ball into a flattened disc on a prepared baking sheet, maintaining consistent thickness.
- Position cookie sheet in a preheated oven at 350°F, allowing cookies to transform into golden-edged delicacies within 10-12 minutes.
- Once cookies have completely cooled, immerse each one partially into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off before placing on wax paper to solidify.
- Allow chocolate-dipped cookies to rest at room temperature until the chocolate coating hardens completely, creating a crisp, glossy finish.
Notes
- Toast coconut slowly and carefully to prevent burning, stirring frequently for even golden-brown color.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes before shaping to help cookies maintain their structure and prevent spreading during baking.
- Use high-quality dark or milk chocolate for dipping to enhance the rich, caramel-like flavor profile of the cookies.
- For gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with almond or coconut flour and ensure baking powder is gluten-free certified.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 58 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg