Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (Copycat Recipe)
Print recipe| Serves | 25-30 cookies |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 20 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookie
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Filling
- 3/4 Cup, heaping peanut butter (Jif preferred)
- 2/3 cups saltines, crushed
- 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Coating
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, refined
Directions
| Shortbread Dough | |
| Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, a few minutes. Add vanilla extract and mix to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk to combine all of the dry shortbread cookie ingredients. Carefully add them to the mixer while on low, just until combined. Prepare the counter with two sheets of plastic wrap. Turn out dough onto the work surface, separate dough in half, form into two discs and wrap and freeze for 20 minutes to set. | |
| Baking Shortbread | |
| Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Flour your work surface and roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Using a 2" circle cookie cutter, cut circle cookies and place the rounds onto prepared baking sheet. (You can place them close together since they don't spread when baking.) Place the baking sheet on the middle-high rack to prevent the bottoms of the cookies from browning. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges turn light golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack while preparing the filling. | |
| Peanut Butter Filling | |
| In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter and saltines and mix together with a hand mixer (or with a whisk) until incorporated. Add vanilla extract and mix to combine, then add the powdered sugar and continue to beat until a thick paste-like texture is reached. | |
| Assemble Cookies | |
| Using gloved hands, roll about 1 teaspoon (eyeball it) of the peanut butter mixture into a ball and press and flatten it onto the shortbread cookie. Press and work it until it reaches the edge of the cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies. Freeze for 15 minutes to adhere the peanut butter to the cookie. (Plus, cold cookies make the chocolate harden faster) Melt the chocolate chunks in a microwave safe container for about 1 minute, stopping each 20 seconds and stirring to prevent the chocolate from scolding. When chocolate is mostly melted, add 3 tablespoons of melted coconut oil. Whisk well until the chocolate is "runny". Allow the chocolate to cool. Prepare a work station with by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper to set the finished cookies. Submerge each cookie one by one into the chocolate, fully coating it. Remove with a fork, tap to remove access chocolate and set on parchment paper. Continue until all cookies are coated. The chocolate covered cookies should stay hardened at room temperature. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. | |
