Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Who needs the girls scouts?

Samoas...aka Better than Girl Scout cookies

Recipe-
Half a cup white sugar
Half a cup corn syrup
Stick of butter
Half a tsp vanilla extract
One small can sweetened condensed milk
Four cups toasted coconut
1 or 2 boxes of shortbread cookies (Sandies shortbread fudge drops are best then you need 2 boxes)
2 cups chocolate chips

Melt butter, sugar,c.syrup together and bring to a boil for3 min. Toast the coconut at 350 in oven for 10 min. Add Sweetened condensed milk to mixture and turn on low to meduim heat for 6 min. (important to do it long enough)Then remove from heat and then add vanilla and coconut, stir well.
Lay out the cookies on a cookie sheet. Place a spoonful on each cookie, then drizzle melted chocolate over them. Let them completly cool before eating, takes 2-3 hrs.


Please don't be sad you missed the girl scouts this year, I am actually glad! Try these and you will understand why.

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