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    Home » Recipes » Dessert

    Decadent Samoa Cookie Cupcakes

    Published: Jul 7, 2016 · Modified: Aug 20, 2021 by Kelly Stilwell · This post may contain affiliate links 2 Comments

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    If you love Samoa Girl Scout cookies you are in for a treat with these Samoa Cookie Cupcakes. Made with many of the delicious ingredients in Samoas cookies, these little bits of heaven will be the biggest hit at any party!

    If you love Samoa Girl Scout cookies, you are in for a treat with these Samoa Cookie Cupcakes, made with the delicious ingredients in a samoa cookie.

    So easy to make, your kids will love heading to the kitchen to help. Surprise the family with a special dessert, or bring to the next cookout or party. I can't wait to "hear" what you think, so be sure to let me know after you make these!

    If you love Samoa Girl Scout cookies, you are in for a treat with these Samoa Cookie Cupcakes, made with the delicious ingredients in a samoa cookie.

    How to Make these Cupcakes

    If you love Samoa Girl Scout cookies, you are in for a treat with these Samoa Cookie Cupcakes, made with many of the delicious ingredients in a samoa cookie.

    Ingredients You'll Need

    To make the Samoa Cookie Cupcakes, you'll need flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, oil, sugar, large eggs, vanilla, milk, buttermilk, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, shredded coconut, and a box of Samoa Girl Scout cookies.

    To make the frosting, you'll need a few of the above ingredients as well as powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream.

    If you love Samoa Girl Scout cookies, you are in for a treat with these Samoa Cookie Cupcakes, made with many of the delicious ingredients in a samoa cookie.

    Directions for Making these Cookies

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill cupcake pan with liners.
    In a bowl, combine flour cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix
    In a bowl with a mixer, mix butter and sugar until fluffy.
    Add in oil. Mix
    Add in the eggs, one at a time, and mix until each is blended after each addition.
    Add in the vanilla
    Combine both kinds of milk into another bowl.
    Add in flour mixture, alternating between a bit of flour mixture and milk.
    Scoop batter into the liners and bake for 21 minutes.

    To Make Coconut Caramel Frosting

    Add in all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix until combined and stiff peaks form.

    If powder sugar pebbles form, add in 1-2 more tablespoon heavy cream.

    If frosting is too thin, add in ½ C powder sugar.

    Mix until stiff and it doesn't fall off a spoon.

    Add frosting into a star-tipped piping bag and frost the cupcakes.

    Drizzle with caramel and chocolate sauce and sprinkle with coconut.

    Top with a Samoa cookie.

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    Decadent Samoa Cookie Cupcakes

    If you love Samoa Girl Scout cookies, you are in for a treat with these Samoa Cupcakes. Made with many of the delicious ingredients in a samoa cookie, these cupcakes will be the biggest hit at any party! So easy to make, your kids will love heading to the kitchen to help. Surprise the family with a special dessert, or bring to the next cookout or party
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    Course: Dessert
    Prep Time: 45 minutes
    Cook Time: 21 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 6 minutes
    Servings: 18 cupcakes
    Calories: 552kcal
    Author: Kelly Stilwell

    Ingredients

    Cupcakes Ingredients

    • 2 ⅔ C flour
    • 5 TBS cornstarch
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ⅔ C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
    • 6 TBS oil
    • 1 ½ C sugar
    • 4 Large eggs
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ C whole milk
    • ½ C buttermilk
    • 18 Samoa Girl Scout cookies

    Coconut Caramel Frosting Ingredients

    • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
    • 3 C powder sugar
    • ¼ C coconut
    • 5 TBS heavy whipping cream
    • 4 T caramel Use more or less for your taste.
    • 4 T chocolate sauce to drizzle Use more or less for your taste.
    • 4 T coconut Shredded. Use more or less for your taste.

    Instructions

    • Cupcakes Directions
    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill cupcake pan with liners.
    • In a bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Combine.
    • In a bowl with a mixer, mix butter and sugar until fluffy.
    • Add oil. Mix.
    • Add in the eggs, one at a time, and mix until each is blended after each addition.
    • Add in the vanilla.
    • Combine both milks into another bowl.
    • Add in flour mixture, alternating between a bit of flour mixture and milk.
    • Scoop batter into the liners and bake for 21 minutes.
    • Frosting Directions
    • Add first 4 ingredients into a standing mixer and mix until combined and stiff peaks form.
    • If pebbles form, add in 1-2 more tablespoon heavy cream.
    • If thin, add in ½ C powder sugar.
    • Mix until stiff and doesn't fall off a spoon.
    • Add frosting into a star tipped piping bag and frost the cupcakes.
    • Drizzle with caramel and chocolate sauce and sprinkle with coconut.
    • Top with a Samoa cookie.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 | Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 610IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. kendra

      September 24, 2019 at 11:12 pm

      what kind of coconut do you use for the frosting? coconut milk?

      Reply
      • Kelly Stilwell

        October 27, 2019 at 5:29 am

        It's shredded coconut, Kendra. Let me know how they turn out!

        Reply

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