Samoa Smores Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sprinkle coconut on a small baking sheet and place in oven. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring twice, or until light golden in color. Remove from pan and place in a small bowl. Set aside.
• 2. Pulse graham crackers in food processor until crumbs form. Pour into medium bowl, reserving 3 Tablespoons for topping. Add sugar and melted butter and mix with fork. Add 3 Tablespoons of the toasted coconut and mix. Press into the bottom of a 6x10-inch or 9x9-inch nonstick baking pan. Bake for 5 minutes and cool.
• 3. To make the cheesecake layer, in the bowl of an electric mixer beat cream cheese 2-3 minutes on high speed. Add egg and mix until combined. Add sugar and lemon juice and beat an additional 1-2 minutes. Pour into cooled graham cracker crust.
• 4. To make the cookie layer, in the bowl of an electric mixer beat butter and sugars 3-4 minutes on medium high speed. Add eggs and vanilla and beat an additional 2 minutes. In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to mixture in mixing bowl, beating on low speed, until all is incorporated. Add chocolate chips and continue to beat on low until combined. Drop by spoonfuls onto the cream cheese layer in pan.
• 5. Cut each roaster marshmallow into fourths with kitchen scissors and place in between cookie pieces in pan. Sprinkle entire top with remaining toasted coconut and reserved graham cracker crumbs. Bake 40 minutes. Cool in pan before cutting. Refrigerate leftovers. May be refrigerated before cutting. and served cold also.

Steps:

• Beat butter, white sugar, and salt together in a bowl; add 2 cups flour and stir. Beat 1 cup flour into butter mixture; mix until a sticky dough forms.
• Whisk egg, vanilla extract, and milk together in a bowl. Beat remaining flour and egg mixture into dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Break off a small portion of dough and roll it out on a lightly floured work surface into a 1/4-inch thick round. Place round on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until slightly golden and soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Cook and stir coconut in a large skillet over medium heat until golden brown and toasted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Melt caramel bits in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir coconut into caramel. Press a spoonful of caramel-coconut mixture into the top of each cookie.
• Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 60 seconds. Dip the base of each cookie into melted chocolate and place dipped cookies on parchment paper until chocolate sets. Drizzle chocolate over the top of each cookie.