It is that time of the year again when everyone on Facebook is talking about all the delicious Girl Scouts cookies they are selling, buying, and eating, and here I am, stuck in the UK, with none. I got lucky last spring, when one of my friends sent me an amazing Easter box full of delicious treats including two boxes of cookies (which my lovely dog ate one of ..) but this year neither us were that lucky, and I was sad.
That is.. til I stumbled upon a recipe for homemade Samoas. Usually I might scoff at the idea of spending hours in the kitchen slaving away over something I could buy (that would be easier, and probably cheaper!). But as we can't buy them here, I figured I might as well try out the recipe.
I made half of the batch into the original "donut" shape, then made half into little rectangles to save on energy. Making the original shape definitely requires a labor of love and lots of tedious time in the kitchen. But it turns out if you are willing to accept rectangular Samaos, the recipe is surprisingly easy, and amazingly delicious! They taste just like Samoas, and maybe even better. My only complaint might be that the recipe is TOO easy, and thus I've made two batches this week, and need to start running again.
