I absolutely adore Girl Scout cookie season, but the wait for it to roll around every year feels like an eternity. The debate over which flavor reigns supreme is always heated, but I say we should just enjoy them all.
You can skip the long wait times and fill your freezer right now with these copycat recipes. I have gathered 9 recipes here that hit all the right notes for your favorite treats.
1. Girl Scout Cookie From 1917
This recipe represents the very first cookie from the organization. It appeared in The American Girl magazine as a simple sugar cookie that is light and sweet.
You only need a few standard pantry staples to pull this dough together. I sometimes like to toss in chocolate chips for a little extra fun.
They taste great on their own, but I also enjoy them with a simple citrus glaze on top.
2. Homemade Tagalongs
Imagine a Reese’s peanut butter cup sitting on top of a crumbly shortbread cookie. That is the vibe of these heavenly treats featuring velvety peanut butter and milk chocolate.
The original instructions say to spoon peanut butter onto a tray to set before adding it to the baked cookie. I actually found a much easier method for assembly.
You can simply pipe the peanut butter onto the cooled cookies like a macaron, chill them for an hour, and then dip the whole thing in chocolate.
3. Samoas Girl Scout Cookie Fudge Recipe
You need to try this recipe if you feel bored with standard plain fudge. It features actual Samoas right in the center for amazing texture.
I used a coconut fudge base to highlight the flavors of the coconut cookies and that signature caramel topping. You can also mix half white and half milk chocolate to add some extra richness to the batch.
4. Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
These sandwich cookies are essentially whoopie pies that pack a double punch of flavor. They are also known as Do-Si-Dos and feature a chewy oatmeal cookie stuffed with peanut butter.
The dough comes together easily with butter, sugar, eggs, oats, and flour. I love that you can bake them to be specifically chewy or crunchy depending on your preference.
You can even dip them in melted chocolate or add a bit of jam for a PB&J vibe.
5. Girl Scout Cookies Lemon Cookies Recipe
The lemon flavor in these cookies is wonderfully mild rather than sour. It pairs so well with the rich buttery taste of the base.
You make an enriched shortbread dough here that uses eggs to keep the thick cookies tender and moist. This is a perfect recipe to double up on so you can store extra in the freezer.
You can slice and bake the dough straight from frozen to have fresh cookies in under 15 minutes.
6. Girl Scout Cookie Brownie Cups
Putting cookies inside of brownies is a dangerously simple and genius idea. You can use a boxed mix to speed up the process and bake the brownies in muffin tins.
Scoop out the centers once they bake to make room for your fillings. I like caramel and coconut for a Samoa version, peanut butter and powdered sugar for Tagalongs, or peppermint frosting for Thin Mints.
Just top the cooled cups with the matching cookie and watch them disappear.
7. Shortbread Trefoils Toffee
Trefoils are a nice sweet treat to enjoy with tea or as a bedtime snack. This recipe elevates that simple shortbread cookie by adding a decadent layer of toffee and chocolate.
It reminds me a lot of saltine crack toffee which uses crackers as a base. You can easily make the caramel on the stove if the microwave method makes you nervous.
It is very straightforward and you do not even need a thermometer.
8. Homemade Thin Mints
These crisp cookies are enrobed in dark chocolate and offer a subtle minty taste that is super refreshing. I personally have a hard time stopping at just one.
The coating uses a mix of chocolate, oil, and peppermint extract. You definitely need the oil to prevent the chocolate from setting too hard.
I suggest using peppermint oil instead of liquid flavoring to keep the chocolate from seizing. You should make a double batch and freeze a log of dough for later.
9. Copycat Girl Scout S’mores Cookies
This recipe sandwiches chocolate and marshmallow fillings between two cookies. I prefer this version over the coated ones because you get more chocolate in every bite.
You only need three ingredients to make these at home. I use graham crackers as the base to make things faster.
Just fill them with marshmallow fluff and dip them in chocolate.
