Copycat Samoa Cookies

Total Time
Prep: 35 min. + freezing

Updated on Feb. 23, 2024

We love Girl Scout cookies, especially Samoas, but you can buy those only once a year. I started tweaking a tried-and-true no-bake cookie recipe and wound up with this Samoa taste-alike. It’s a wonderful recipe to make with help from the kids! ! —Donna Gribbins, Shelbyville, Kentucky

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Copycat Samoa Cookies

Prep Time 35 min
Yield about 7-1/2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 package (11 ounces) vanilla wafers, finely crushed
  • 1 package (7 ounces) sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
  • 1 can (13.4 ounces) dulce de leche
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine first 4 ingredients (mixture will be thick and sticky). Roll mixture into 1-in. balls. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Freeze until firm, 30-45 minutes.
  2. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. In a microwave, melt chocolate mixture; stir until smooth. Dip cookies into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Return to parchment-lined baking sheets; let stand until set. Store cookies in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 93 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 35mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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