
Beat on medium speed and once the cream starts to thicken, slowly whip in the sugar and coconut extract. Place a cup of heavy whipping cream in a mixing bowl or in your stand mixer bowl. You’ll have some extras to snack on! Make the Coconut Whipped Cream:īeat the whipped cream. Place the brownies on a wire rack for at least 90 minutes, then remove them from the pan and cut them into one-inch pieces. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center out almost clean, with just a few crumbs.Ĭool. Stir in the flour, then fold in the chopped cookies and toasted coconut.īake the brownies. Whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt together in a mixing bowl, then whisk in the chocolate mixture until just combined. If you’re using a microwave, heat in 30-second bursts, stirring after each until the mixture is smooth. In a double-boiler or microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter and chocolate. Line a 9×9-inch baking pan with two pieces of foil to form a sling so you can easily lift the brownies out of the pan, then spray the foil with non-stick baking spray. Preheat the oven to 350✯ and position an oven rack to the lower-middle position. Chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons (not macarons, which are something completely different!) will work too, although they don’t have the shortbread layer or caramel.īe sure to allow yourself the time you need to make this recipe! You’ll want the brownies to cool completely before cutting them and assembling the parfaits.

If it’s not Girl Scout cookie season, you can use Keebler Coconut Dreams cookies instead. Coconut extract – This allows you to get a lot of coconut flavor in your whipped cream without changing the texture or consistency.Toasted coconut flakes – Spread the coconut on a sheet pan and bake at 325✯ for 5 to 10 minutes, or until fragrant and golden brown.Samoa cookies – In some parts of the country, these are sold as Caramel deLites.Cocoa powder – You can use Dutch process or natural cocoa Dutch process has a richer, more bittersweet chocolate flavor.If you bake often, you probably have a lot of these ingredients on hand in your pantry! For the Samoa Brownies: (PS – If you love Samoas, then you should also try my Samoa Cookie Moose Munch and Samoa No-Bake Cheesecake!) Chopped Samoa cookies are baked into the rich brownie base the brownies are topped with sweetened whipped cream infused with coconut flavor and toasted coconut, salted caramel sauce, and then more chopped Samoas for the perfect finishing touch. I decided to take those flavors and put them in a parfait, and needless to say, it’s good.Īnd these parfaits aren’t just made with the flavors of Samoa cookies! They’re made with actual Samoas, too. I don’t think I’m alone here, right? Between the shortbread cookie, toasted coconut, sticky caramel, and drizzled chocolate, it’s pretty much the perfect cookie. My favorite Girl Scout cookie has always been (and will always be) Samoas. This year, instead of polishing off a box of Samoas in one sitting, I highly recommend saving a few to make my Samoa Brownie Parfaits with Salted Caramel sauce and Coconut Whipped Cream. It’s almost that time of year again-Girl Scout Cookie season! I maintain that they are probably the next best indicator of spring after Punxatawny Phil being torn from his little den of slumber to tell us if there will be six more weeks of winter.
