Homemade Samoas Cookies
A healthy, 4-ingredient take on the classic Girl Scout Samoa cookie using dates and toasted coconut.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 11 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup pitted medjool dates
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/3 cup dark chocolate
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and toast coconut on a baking sheet for 3-5 minutes until golden.
- Pulse dates and toasted coconut in a food processor until a dough ball forms.
- Roll 1 tablespoon portions into balls and shape into rings using a straw to punch a hole in the center.
- Freeze cookies for 5 minutes on parchment paper.
- Melt dark chocolate and coconut oil in the microwave in 20-second increments.
- Dip cookie bottoms in chocolate and drizzle the remaining chocolate over the tops.
- Chill in the freezer for 15 minutes to set the chocolate.
Notes
- Watch the coconut closely as it burns quickly.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 124 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 3 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Find it online: https://cleanvegankitchen.com/homemade-samoas-cookies/