Samoa Brownies

Here in the south, it is a rare occasion that we get snow. My girls had  never actually gotten to play in snow, until this past weekend. It seems when we get snow here, it is either just a few flurries, or the weather forecasters completely miss it and we get a blizzard about every 15 years. Well, this last weekend we were blanketed with a perfect snow. Now granted, it wasn't forecasted for our area....but at least it wasn't a blizzard. Maybe a couple of inches, no loss of power, and enough for a snowman. Though I realized after about 30 minutes of trying to help the girls build a snowman, there has never been enough snow in my lifetime for me to become properly skilled at snowman building. But, at least we tried...And since we are not accustom to snow, little southern kids can only handle the snow for about 10 minutes before turning a pale shade of blue. So that left lots of time for baking this weekend. Plus, the girl scout cookies arrived on Thurs. night. So I was on a mission to concoct something filled with girl scout cookies! But first here are some pictures of my little southern snowbunnies:

I'm not defensive about this...but her hat is a little lamb hat, not a pig!

Loved every minute of it, until she couldn't feel her tootsies!

She had waited her entire life to do this

We told her to only eat the white snow...she didn't listen..

I searched around the internet, and of all places found a recipe on the Girl Scouts website. I didn't even know the girl scouts had recipes on their website. Not that I've had any reason to spend a lot of time on their site, but I will now that I know they speak my language :) There were lots of recipes incorporating their famous cookies into spectacular desserts. So, if you haven't bought any Girl Scout cookies, go hunt one down and buy about 20 boxes. Hey, it goes toward a great cause and they freeze well so you can enjoy them all year round. If they last that long :) Enjoy!

Samoa Kiss Brownies
recipe adapted from the Girl Scouts

1 box Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1/3 c. evaporated milk
¾ cup melted butter
12 oz bag milk chocolate chips
¾ cup  caramel ice cream syrup
½ package Samoa Girl Scout Cookies
2 TBSP Toasted Coconut

Mix cake mix, evaporated milk and butter. Pour half of mixture into a 9" x 13" pan. Bake at 350° for six minutes. Sprinkle one cup chocolate chips on top. Spread caramel over chocolate. Add ½ box crushed Samoas and one tablespoon toasted coconut. Pour remaining cake batter on top and bake 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips and coconut. Bake for 5 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.