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Samoa Cookies

Maria Emmerich
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dairy Free, Dessert, Vegetarian
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 219.7

Ingredients
  

COOKIES:

COCONUT CARAMEL:

  • 1 cup Natural Sweetener
  • 6 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or coconut cream
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE:

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil or butter
  • 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 10 tablespoons heavy cream or coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a medium bowl, cream the butter, sweetener, Swerve and stevia. Add in the egg. Cream for a few minutes until very fluffy. In a separate bowl mix together the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth.In between 2 pieces of parchment (greased parchment), roll the dough out into 1/4 in thick dough.
  • Using circle cut-outs, cut into Samoa cookie shapes.Place cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated oven for 17-20 minutes or until golden around the edges. Cool completely on the baking sheet before removing from cookie sheet.

COCONUT CARAMEL:

  • Before you begin, make sure you have everything ready to go - the cream and the butter next to the pan, ready to put in. If you don't work fast, the sweetener will burn. Heat butter on high heat in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart or 3-quart saucepan. As soon as it comes to a boil, watch for specks of brown (this is brown butter....SO GOOD on veggies!). Immediately add the natural sweetener and the cream to the pan. Whisk until caramel sauce is smooth.
  • Let cool in the pan for a couple minutes, then pour into a glass mason jar and let sit to cool to room temperature. Stir in dried coconut flakes.
  • Place 1-2 TBS of this mixture on top of each circle. Set in freezer to set. Meanwhile make the chocolate sauce.
  • TIP: I always have caramel and chocolate sauce in my fridge; it keeps for quite a while.

CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE:

  • Place the butter and chopped chocolate in a double boiler (or in a heat safe dish over a pot of boiling water). Stir well until just melted (don't burn the chocolate!), add in the cream, and sweetener. Stir until smooth and thick.
  • Place 1/2 the chocolate in a shallow bowl and dip the bottom of the cookies into the chocolate. Place on parchment paper.
  • Put the other 1/2 of the chocolate in a small ziplock bag. Cut the corner of the bag and use to pipe stripes over the cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 219.7 | Fat: 23g | Protein: 2.6g | Carbohydrates: 3.8g | Fiber: 1.8g | P:E Ratio: 0.1