Samoas Bars Recipe

Samoas Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 1 (12 oz.) bag caramels, unwrapped
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups coconut, toasted
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. With an electric mixer, cream together sugar, butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add the egg and beat until fluffy.
3. Stir in the salt, then the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until well mixed.
4. Press dough evenly into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13 inch pan.
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the shortbread is set and just beginning to turn golden brown. Cool completely.
6. Meanwhile, combine the caramels, milk and and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan over medium low heat.
7. Cook and stir until the caramels are melted and the mixture is smooth. Stir in the toasted coconut.
8. Spread the coconut caramel mixture over the cooled shortbread base.
9. Refrigerate for at least an hour, or until the caramel layer is completely cooled. Remove the bars from the refrigerator and cut into squares
10. .Melt the 2 cups of chocolate chips in the microwave at 50% power, stirring every 1-2 minutes until smooth.
11. Dip the bottoms of the cookies into the melted chocolate and set on wax paper.
12. Once all the cookies have been dipped, drizzle the remaining chocolate over the top of the cookies.