Description
Short, sweet, and packed with gooey caramel, these No-Bake Samoa Cookies offer a chewy toasted-coconut crunch and chocolate drizzle without turning on the oven.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups plain toasted oat cereal or crisp oat squares
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut, toasted
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 8 oz dark or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped or chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or vegetable oil (optional, to thin chocolate)
Instructions
- Prep first: line two baking sheets with parchment and set a wire rack nearby. Measure all ingredients.
- Toast coconut: spread shredded coconut on a sheet and bake at 325°F for 5–8 minutes until light golden, stirring halfway. Watch closely so it doesn’t burn.
- Mix base cereal and coconut: place cereal and toasted coconut in a large bowl and set aside.
- Make caramel: in a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and sweetened condensed milk, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook 3–5 minutes, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and a pinch of salt.
- Combine: pour the hot caramel over the cereal-coconut mix. Stir quickly and gently until all pieces are coated in a glossy caramel.
- Shape cookies: drop rounded tablespoons of the mixture onto the prepared sheets and press slightly to form cookie rounds.
- Chill: place the trays in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to set the caramel and firm up the cookies.
- Melt chocolate: melt the chocolate with coconut oil in a bowl over a simmering pot or in short bursts in the microwave.
- Drizzle: remove cookies from fridge and drizzle or dip tops in melted chocolate. Return to fridge for 10–15 minutes until chocolate firms.
- Serve: arrange on a plate with toasted coconut and serve with coffee or cocoa.
Notes
Use unsalted butter for better salt control, and toast coconut until light golden for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg