Please allow me to interrupt my previously planned recipe for today (Chocolate Bar Blondies) for this no-bake, out of this world, you MUST make it now treat.
…Samoa Cookie Dough Bark…
You are familiar with Samoa Girl Scout cookies, right? I haven’t had one in years but when I sampled my cookie dough bark, the first thing my taste buds screamed was:
Oh my, I think you just made a Samoa only in cookie dough bark form!
Taste buds never forget. Sort of like how they say elephants never forget? Elephants and taste buds. They know their stuff. I don’t even know how this magical recipe happened. WAIT… Yes I do. I saw this recipe for Cookie Dough Chocolate Bark and wanted to make it immediately, realizing that I even had the eggless cookie dough in my freezer (doesn’t everyone have cookie dough on reserve?). But, my creative side was nagging me to do something different so I came up with a new type of cookie dough instead, one that would be fun to share with you. A cookie dough that is both eggless and sinful yet slightly, and I mean slightly, on the “healthier” side. I subbed the usual flour with ground oats (oat flour), coconut oil for butter, made use of peanut butter, some sugar and mini chocolate chips. It’s that slight hint of coconut flavor, paired with the chocolate chips and mushy yet delicate texture of the dough all in one bite with the chocolately bark which creates that Samoa effect. It’s so good it should be illegal. Seriously. It was way too easy to create this recipe which, I was told by my taste-testers, is the best treat I have EVER made in my entire baking life. So, once you mix up your sinful dough, all you have to do is melt your chocolate and then spread it around on a nonstick cookie baking sheet. I lined my normal cookie sheet with the parchment paper to make things super easy in terms of clean up and bark removal. I melted semi-sweet chocolate chips for the bark in the microwave. Nothing fancy going on here. There is no patience for double boilers in this house. Use any chocolate you wish really, I just don’t recommend the baking melts you find in the candy making aisle at your local craft store. Gross. Once you spread the melted chocolate on the baking sheet, just press your cookie dough all over it. Let it harden, break it apart and you are DONE. And if this bark isn’t exciting enough, just wait to see what else I created with the same ingredients. So easy I swear. And the taste? My goodness. I promise we will talk about these cups later this week. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:14] Favorite type of Girl Scout Cookies? What kind of chocolate is currently in your pantry? If you were to have chocolate fondue, what kind of chocolate do you prefer in the pot? Milk, White or Dark?
Thank you for sharing!!! I cannot wait to try these!!!
Let me know what you think when you make it!
I’m a thin mint girl! Dark chocolate please and I love the different types of bark. It’s a favorite to make for neighbor holiday gifts.
Oh my – yes! Pure genius. Did you see Nestle came out with Girl Scout cookie chocolate milk. I have a Thin Mint one in the fridge waiting to try, but they also make Samoa
No I don’t think I saw that!
Considering I sometimes make cookies just to eat the dough, these sound perfect for me.
The dough is seriously the best part. Well, except for the warm cookie that is slightly undercooked coming out of the oven. Then it’s a toss up.
What a genius idea! You should sell it, and make millions 🙂 Okay, maybe it wouldn’t make you millions, but how could anyone be in a bad mood when they have a bowl of that!?!?
As for fondue, white chocolate a llllll the way!
I am pretty sure that if I still had my cookie business, this would be a top seller and I certainly wouldn’t mind because it’s so simple to make.
I JUST DIED.
Ha!
OMG they sound delish, can’t wait to make. Thank you!
Let me know what you think when you make it!
This is so perfect. But seriously every day I see a new recipe I want to make and its becoming a problem. But since you convened me that these were on the healthier side, then its ok right?
I think it’s fine to make it all. Give the goodies as gifts! And yes, this is on the “healthier” side I think, only in that the ingedients are minimal and make use of coconut oil and oat flour. It’s just so good you will find it sinful.
Cookie dough is so much better than actual cookies! I will be making this very soon! Thanks.
I so agree. Who doesn’t love cookie dough? Let me know what you think when you make this!
Samoas are the best! I never liked any of the others. Bringing back good memories!
I recall the boxes of Tagalongs in our cabinet. Shocker that I loved them with the peanut butter and chocolate. My fave combo.
Looks amazing!! Always nice to have a go-to recipe during the holidays! Thahanks!
Let me know if you try it out. It’s truly delicious, super easy and perfect for holiday treats!
Your telling me everyone has cookie dough on reserve? Hmm.. I think I need to hop on this wagon & join y’all. I feel a bit out of place that I do not 😦
Haha, I don’t really know that everyone has cookie dough in their freezer but I do!
Confession: I’ve never actually had a Girl Scouts cookie — I’m pretty sure they’re not allergy friendly for me. This bark, though?! Omg I could get down and funky with it. And I think a better question would be what kind of chocolate I DON’T have in my pantry… I could probably open my own shop with my current inventory 😆
So, like, I get it with the allergies and all but once again, feel bad that you never had one. I wonder if some are now made in a nut free facility. I am not really up to date on the Girl Scout cookies but ugh, they were always so good!
Literally, you are the cookie monster!
Ha! Thank you 🙂
Mmm love Samoas! I haven’t had one in years, but if these taste like those even a little bit, they’d be awesome 🙂
Seriously I should have known better than to click on this at 5 on a monday afternoon. Now I’m going to have to crave cookies the entire drive home! This looks fab!
Haha – sorry about that!
Wow, those look SO good! Samoas are the bomb!
I like the thin mints and the lemon ones but Samoas are awesome though where is the shredded coconut in yours? I actually don’t like coconut but in samoas they are good.
THe peanut butter ones are good to (tag-a-longs or do-si-dos….can’t remember) just yum!
I didn’t use shredded coconut – that’s why I was so surprised by the taste! It all comes from the coconut oil.
Um excuse me?! What a good day to stumble upon your blog! This looks incredible!! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂 samoas (we called them caramel delites) were one of my favorite girl scout cookies growing up
Haha – so glad you found me and my recipe!
Those look AMAZING! I made chocolate covered fresh cranberries yesterday, so I feel like I need to finish those before I make any more sweets, but these might have to be the next recipe I try.
You are brilliant. Pinning this NOW and adding it to my “must make” list! Haven’t had girl scout cookies in YEARS, but if I could take them again in a healthier version, I’m ALL OVER THEM!
Please let me know if you make them!
Confession #1: I’ve never had any kind of Girl Scout cookies solely because girl scouts don’t sell cookies over here.
Confession #2: The main reason I bake cookies is to eat the dough. Meaning I need to pawn off baked goods to coworkers and friends so I can whip up another batch of dough.
Confession #3: My stash of chocolate bars is ridiculous. Only dark kinds, though. I’m not a fan of milk or white kinds.
Okay, enough with the confessions. You’re a genius to combine cookie dough and chocolate. Chocolate bark isn’t really a thing over here but I honestly wonder why.
I don’t know how big “bark” is here either but it’s a fun and easy recipe to create. I don’t like white chocolate either….And it’s always about the cookie dough!