How To Make Samoas Bars
Have a delightful bite of these delicious and rich Samoas Bars that offer buttery, chocolatey, and caramel-y flavors in one, drizzled with melted chocolate!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupsugar
- ¾cupbutter,softened
- 1large egg
- ½tspvanilla extract
- 2cupsall-purpose flour
- ¼tspsalt,plus an additional ¼ tsp
- 3cupscoconut,shredded
- 12ozchewy caramels
- 3tbspmilk
- 20ozchocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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To make the cookie base, cream together the butter and sugar.
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Next, add the eggs and vanilla.
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Then add the flour and salt until combined. It will be crumbly and that is okay.
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For easier removal, line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
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Press the cookie dough base in the bottom.
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes and allow to cool.
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Toast the coconut by laying on a baking sheet and cooking turning occasionally for 10 to 15 minutes until the tops are slightly golden.
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Remove from oven and set aside.
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Unwrap the caramels (or use the baking caramel bits) and put them into a microwave-safe dish.
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Add the milk and salt. Microwave until melted stirring every 30 seconds.
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Once melted, add the toasted coconut and spread over the cookie base.
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Allow to cool completely.
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Remove the bars from the pan and cut them into the desired shape.
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Melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, and dip the bottom of each square in the chocolate.
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Or spread the bottom with a spoon, if too crumbly. Lay them on fresh parchment paper.
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Put the remaining chocolate in a zip lock bag and snip the corner.
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Pipe lines of chocolate on each square.
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Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 476.13kcal
- Fat: 24.20g
- Saturated Fat: 15.75g
- Trans Fat: 0.42g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.93g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.25g
- Carbohydrates: 61.25g
- Fiber: 2.73g
- Sugar: 43.48g
- Protein: 5.36g
- Cholesterol: 41.59mg
- Sodium: 122.73mg
- Calcium: 82.47mg
- Potassium: 126.53mg
- Iron: 1.62mg
- Vitamin A: 81.63µg
- Vitamin C: 0.79mg
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