Homemade Tagalongs (with Dark Chocolate)

An elevated upgrade to the classic Tagalong Girl Scout Cookie, made using Trefoil shortbread cookies! Just three ingredients!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Freezer time 1

Total Time 1 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings cookies

Calories 95 kcal

Equipment

Double Boiler

Ingredients

~18 trefoil shortbread cookies one sleeve, half a standard box
~⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
4 oz dark baker's chocolate I use Ghirardelli 60% cacao
flaky sea salt optional, for topping

Instructions

Spread about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter on the top of each trefoil cookie. Try to make it smooth and even.
Place the peanut- butter-topped cookies on a cookie sheet or plate lined with wax paper or parchment paper and set them in the freezer to chill for at least one hour before coating in chocolate.
Once the cookies have chilled, prepare simmering water in the lower portion of a double boiler. Chop the chocolate up into pieces and place it in the top of the double boiler. Mix frequently with a small silicon spatula until fully melted.
One by one, pull each cookie out of the freezer and coat it in the chocolate, then place it back on wax or parchment paper to cool.
My recommended technique: Drop the cookie peanut-butter-side-down into the chocolate. Flip it, so the whole cookie is coated, then lift it out of the chocolate with a fork. Gently tap the fork on the side of the double boiler to encourage excess chocolate to drain off. Lightly scrape the bottom of the fork on the side of the double boiler as you remove the coated cookie. Place the coated cookie on the prepared baking sheet, then continue until all the cookies are coated.
As the chocolate is just set, sprinkle with a little sea salt if desired.
You'll have to do this as you go. If you do it right after coating it will dissolve in the hot chocolate. If you wait too long, it won't stick.
Store finished cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for freezer. I like to store these in a zip bag in the freezer and serve directly from the freezer. Freeze them on a lined sheet or plate until fully frozen before transferring to a zip bag.

Notes

This recipe can easily be doubled/tippled!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cookieCalories: 95kcalProtein: 3g

Keyword Dark Chocolate, Girl Scout Cookies, Peanut Butter, Tagalong, Trefoil