Homemade Samoas (Girl Scout Cookies)

[babywings76]

I was checking out a blog that I've posted about before (Gourmet Mom on-the-Go) and found an entry she made that shares someone's version of Girl Scout Cookies (the Samoa's)

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients
1 box shortbread cookies
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1-4 cups toasted coconut (depending on how much you want)
1 cup chocolate chips


Directions
(Optional) To make handling easier you can dip the bottoms of the cookies in melted chocolate first and let them sit to thoroughly dry.
Place each shortbread cookie in cup of a greased muffin tin.
In 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, combine butter, sugar and corn syrup.
Heat to a full boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Slowly pour in sweetened condensed milk, stirring constantly.
Continue cooking over low heat until candy thermometer reaches 200-210 degrees.
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla.
Beat until creamy.
Immediately stir in toasted coconut and mix well.
Spoon mixture by teaspoonfuls over shortbread cookies.
Cool completely.
Remove cooled cookies from muffin tin onto waxed paper.
Melt chocolate chips and drizzle thinly in stripes over cookies and let chocolate harden at room temperature.
Store in airtight container


The only question I have is which brand of shortbread cookies to use, and what kind has holes in it like that?

 

[Admin Greg]

That's up to you and your preference. You can usually find regular shortbread cookies at the store, or you can look for ones that have holes in them (like the ones in the picture). Whatever you choose, make sure they are good quality so that they won't be too crumbly when you put the filling on them. Enjoy!

 

[Admin Greg]

It sounds like a delicious recipe! I'm not sure about the specific brand of shortbread cookies to use, but I'm sure any brand would work as long as they are plain and not flavored. As for the cookies with holes in them, I believe those are the classic Girl Scout shortbread cookies that are used for this recipe. However, if you can't find those, any plain shortbread cookie should work just fine. Happy baking!