...but I don't like to bake

Yesterday I told you that I was planning to bake today. And, I did.

I found a recipe on Pinterest for my favorite kind of Girl Scout Cookies, Samoas. So, I decided that I'd give it a go.

I used this recipe.

Before I left the house, I mixed up the dough.

The recipe said to allow it to chill for an hour before rolling it out so I wrapped it up and put it in the fridge.

When I got back home, I decided to roll it out and bake the cookies. They have to cool completely before making them worth calling "Samoas."

While they were cooling, I decided to toast the coconut. Turned out goldeny-delicious.

Next it was time to roll those cookies out. As I was rolling, I realized I don't really like DOUGH. I don't like pie crust or pastry dough much at all. I like to eat it. I just don't like messin' with it. It's sticky. How thin IS 1/8" thick? The flour gets all over the counter and on my clothes and it's just not FUN to me.

 

I struggled through it though.

I decided to skip the hole in the center of the cookie. Yes, it has the potential to be a beautiful cookie, but that's just one more step. I figure it'll still TASTE the same only there'll be more cookie. How can that be wrong?

 And, then, I baked 'em and let them cool.

I might just have to eat that broken one, plain.

The recipe says that I could either make my own caramel -- which I'm sure would taste yummy -- or I could unwrap store-bought ones. Guess which one I chose.

So... after the cookies cooled & the caramels melted, I began to spread the caramel on the cookies.

I think the recipe said to mix some coconut  in the caramel and then top the caramel with the caramel coconut mixture, but DANG! Too much trouble. I just mixed the coconut in the caramel and started spreadin'. And then I added some coconut on top of that.

Then it was time to dip the carameled/coconuted cookies into the melted chocolate.

But that was pretty messy. So I just started spreading the chocolate on the bottom.

And then I drizzled chocolate on top. 

They look pretty good, huh?

But, I decided that it just wasn't enough fun for me to EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR do again. Plus, I think that the Girl Scouts have the right touch. Theirs are waaaaay better.

Yes, it's true, I didn't follow the recipe completely, but the basic cookie is the same and the topping ingredients are the same. But it doesn't taste like a Girl Scout Samoa. And, I can buy Samoa's way more easily than I can make these cookies.

And, so...

That might be the only time you see me post about cookies. I have some good cake recipes and loaf recipes, but I just do not love workin' with dough.

If you bake these and they come out delicious, please share.

Tomorrow I'm 'onna eat somethin' good...OUT.

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POST UPDATE:
Turns out there's another reason I didn't think these cookies were worth the work. I didn't read the part of the recipe for the caramel topping well enough. I should have thinned the caramel with milk... Ugh.
I think there are too many steps in this recipe for me.
I like 5 ingredient recipes that might take 5 steps, max to complete, but are amazingly delicious.
I'm TEMPTED to try this recipe again, but it won't be anytime soon. 
A very sad story.