No Bake Samoa Cookies

These no bake samoa cookies are a healthier take on the popular Girl Scouts
Cookie! They come together with only four ingredients and only take a few
minutes to make! You can enjoy Girl scouts cookie season all year long with
these gluten free, vegan, & refined sugar free cookies!

Servings: 9

Author:

Prep Time
10 minutes

Freezer time
1 hour

Total Time
1 hour, 10 minutes

Course:

Dessert Snack

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

caramel delights copycat girl scout cookies girl scouts cookies healthy girl scout cookies samoa cookies vegan girl scout cookies

🧂 Ingredients

1 cup packed, pitted medjool dates
1 cup coconut flakes, toasted
1/4 cup almond butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of sea salt
1-2 tbsp maple syrup

*totally optional! I recommend adding it if you like sweeter things!
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1 If your dates aren't super soft, add them to a large bowl and pour enough super
hot/almond boiling water over top of them to completely submerge them. Let them
soak for 20-30 minutes. Drain the dates, then use.
2 *Dont skip this step!* To taste the coconut, spread it out on a baking sheet.
Place in the oven at 325F for 8-10 minutes, stirring every 3-4 minutes, until
golden!
3 Place the dates, almond butter, sea salt, and vanilla in a food processor.
Process a minute or so until it becomes paste-like. You may need to stop and
separate the mixture if it forms a ball while processing.
4 Add the coconut in and process another few seconds until everything is well
combined.
5 Using a silicone donut pan, divide the dough amongst the pan, pressing into the
molds firmly. Place in the freezer for 2 hours until completely firm.
6 In a bowl, add the chocolate chips. Heat in the microwave in 30 second
increments, stirring between each, until completely smooth. Line a baking sheet
with parchment paper.
7 Remove the cookies from the pan. Dip each one into the chocolate, enough to
cover the bottom and up the sides a little. Then place on the baking sheet.
8 Drizzle a little chocolate over top of each one. Then place the baking sheet in
the freezer for 30 minutes until solid. Once the chocolate has firmed up, store
cookies in an air-tight container in the freezer.