What do you do when you’re craving Samoas cookies, but you don’t have any? Well if you’re like me, you’ll try eating another kind of cookie. That’s what I did, but it just didn’t hit the spot. So then I tried eating a piece of fruit, and though delicious, I still wanted a Samoas.
So it was time to get creative. I made this recipe as simple as possible, while coming as close to the original as I could. They turned out wonderfully. My craving was finally satiated!
Next time I’ll try making homemade caramel because I think that would make these even better. If I make a post, I’ll call them EVEN BETTER THAN SAMOAS COOKIES. Stay tuned …
- 32 (1.5 x 1.5 inch) shortbread cookies
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 40 caramels, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons evaporated milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups toasted coconut
- Dip bottoms of cookies in melted chocolate and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until set.
- Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with evaporated milk and vanilla. Stir frequently until smooth. Stir in toasted coconut
- Place rounded scoops of caramel mixture on top of each cookie, and flatten with a spoon.
- Drizzle remaining chocolate across tops. Refrigerate until set.
Start with 32 (1.5 x 1.5 inch) shortbread cookies.
You’re going to want to toast 3 cups of coconut, but don’t worry, it’s really easy to do. If you want some quick instructions, click here.
Set the toasted coconut aside, and move on to the next steps.
In microwave-safe dish, melt at high power, in 30 second increments:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Stir every 30 seconds, and don’t heat longer than necessary.
Dip bottoms of cookies in melted chocolate, and …
… place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Refrigerate until set. (about 30 minutes)
Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt together
40 caramels, unwrapped
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
Stir frequently until smooth.
Stir in
2 cups toasted coconut
Place rounded scoops of caramel mixture on top of each cookie, and …
… flatten with a spoon that’s been greased with a little butter.
Drizzle remaining chocolate across tops.
Refrigerate until set.
Consider sharing some, but …
… I won’t judge.
YUMMO!