Caramel deLites™ a.k.a. Samoas® like the Girl Scout's®
Serves: 36
1 box shortbread cookies
6 Tbls. real butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 cups toasted coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
-Place each shortbread cookie in cup of a greased muffin tin.
-In 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, combine butter, sugar and corn syrup.
Heat to a full boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Boil 3 minutes,
stirring constantly.
-Slowly pour in sweetened condensed milk, stirring constantly.
-Continue cooking over low heat until candy thermometer reaches 220-228 degrees.
Remove from heat.
-Stir in vanilla. Beat until creamy.
-Immediately stir in toasted coconut and mix well.
-Spoon mixture by teaspoonfuls over shortbread cookies.
-Cool completely.
-Remove cooled cookies from muffin tin onto waxed paper.
-Melt chocolate chips and drizzle thinly in stripes over cookies and let
chocolate harden at room temperature.
-Store in airtight container.