Happy almost Christmas.
You may or may not be familiar with bark.
Not of the tree variety.
The Chocolate bark variety.
Usually in the form of peppermint. Only problem is, I am one of those WEIRD people who hate mint and chocolate mixed together.
It reminds me of toothpaste.
And no. I've never had chocolate mint toothpaste.
Let me introduce you to MY version of peppermint bark.
Samoa bark.
Yep.
Like the Girl Scout Cookies.
But in messy, break off your own piece, and shove it in your mouth girl scout cookie kind of way.
Hello there.
I can't take credit for these magical beauties.
Cookies and Cups can.
I can, and will, however share the recipe I used with you.
Make them. And then share them with the people you love.
So you don't eat the entire plate in one sitting.
Samoa Bark
adapted from Cookies and Cups
- 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate + 2 oz for drizzle
- 35-40 shortbread cookies
- 11 oz caramel sauce
- 3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 2 Tbsp water
Melt 12 oz chocolate chips in microwave in 30 second intervals until silky. Spread out on parchment paper into a thin layer.
Place shortbread cookies in intervals on the chocolate. (You could also break them into pieces and crumble atop the chocolate.)
Place the cookies & Chocolate in the fridge to chill and harden.
Toast coconut for 10 minutes on Low heat, stirring constantly and watching to ensure coconut doesn't burn.
Remove coconut. Add caramel sauce to pan, and cook on Medium for 1-2 minutes until hot and bubbly. Add coconut back into pan, and toss with caramel.
Spread caramel and coconut over shortbread & chocolate. Heat and drizzle remaining chocolate over bark. Place in fridge to cool and harden ~10 minutes. Break into pieces! Eat Eat Eat!
"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told." Luke 2:16-20