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March 20, 2017

CopyCat Tag A Long Girl Scout Cookies

With Girl Scout Cookies season here, we don’t always have a Girl Scout dealer.  Also, you may have a Girl Scout Cookie craving some other time of the year (my cookies never last more than a couple of days here).  This Tag A Long (my favorite Girl Scout Cookie of all time) copycat recipe will allow you to enjoy their yumminess year-round.  (Have no fear, I donate cash every year to my local Girl Scout Troup.)

Ingredients:

Peanut Butter Filling:

  • 1 ¼ cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup powder sugar, sifted

Shortbread Cookie:

  • 3/4 pound salted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Chocolate Coating:

  • 1 lb. Milk Chocolate for candy dipping

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Start by making the dough for the cookies. Using a paddle attachment on a mixer, mix together the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt if wanted, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. If your dough is a little dry try adding 1 Tbsp. of water at a time until the dough comes together. Roll dough into a ball and wrap in plastic, chill for 30 minutes.
  • Bake for 14-16 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature. 

Peanut Butter Filling:

  • While Cookies are baking start the peanut butter filling. In a small mixing bowl, mix together peanut butter and powder sugar until it’s completely blended and no sugar can be seen.
  • On a cooking sheet, lay wax paper or grease the pan with cooking spray.  Place ½ tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture on the prepared pan. I used a cookie dough scooper and it worked great.
  • Once Cookies are cool use a spatula, remove the peanut butter from the pan.  Place 1 ball in the middle of the shortbread cookie and use a butter knife to spread the peanut butter around the cookie. Repeat with remaining peanut butter balls and cookies.

Chocolate Coating:

  • Melt Chocolate coating according to package. Once melted use a fork to dip the cookies into the chocolate.
  • Allow the excess chocolate to drip off the cookies and transferred to wax paper to allow cookie coating to harden.
  • Enjoy! 

Our family agrees these taste JUST like the Girl Scout Cookies…maybe even better!

Filed Under: Food, Recipe Lisa Martin 26 Comments

About Lisa Martin

Lisa started blogging in April of 2006 as a means of keeping in touch with long-distance family and friends and learned she could help others with her experiences through her blogging.

Lisa has participated in several exclusive media projects, including the Sony Mommy Bloggers Event, the Pampers Mommy Bloggers Event, the Epson Event in Chicago, the Stouffers Event, a yacht ride with Lands End, 1-800-Baskets, blogger exclusive Mrs. Prindable’s tour, Hallmark, PopCap games, Chicago Cubs Mastercard Priceless Events, and Rug Doctor. She has also worked with Nutrisystem on a weight loss project, Buick, and Chevy as well as with Sprint as a brand ambassador.

Lisa has also worked with Disney and has done press trips with them for the movie Frozen, Guardians of the Galaxy, McFarland USA, The Good Dinosaur, The BFG, and Cars 3 and was able to interview the celebrities involved with these projects (Frozen, The BFG, and Cars 3 allowed her to walk the red carpet).

This blog has been quoted in The New York Times and Lisa has been interviewed by the Southtown Star, The Chicago Sun Times, and inside.

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Comments

  1. Michele Morin says

    March 21, 2017 at 7:05 am

    These have all the marks of being a “controlled substance.” Yum!

    Reply
  2. robin masshole mommy says

    March 21, 2017 at 7:22 am

    These are one of my favorite GS cookies. I am going to have to try making these.

    Reply
  3. Tammy says

    March 21, 2017 at 7:37 am

    Oh I didn’t need to see this post this morning. Now I must make these. They look so good!! Pinning and sharing.

    Reply
  4. Katie Kinsley says

    March 21, 2017 at 7:37 am

    These look way better than the originals! I need to cut sugar out of my diet at this point – it’s almost wedding season!

    Reply
  5. candy says

    March 21, 2017 at 8:05 am

    We don’t buy girl scout cookies anymore. They are just to expensive for one thing and I was told not that much money stays locally with the girls. Nice to find a recipe that is homemade and doesn’t have all the preservatives anyway.

    Reply
  6. Jeanette says

    March 21, 2017 at 9:00 am

    I am so excited that somebody share this! I am going to the poorhouse each year because of how many girl scout cookies I buy! I will definitely try this recipe.

    Reply
  7. Sue Moore Donaldson says

    March 21, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Wow – will try! Thanks so much! A former gs cookie buyer – haha

    Reply
  8. Pam Wattenbarger says

    March 21, 2017 at 5:50 pm

    I love Girl Scout Cookies and I hate that you can only get them during part of the year. This makes my life so much better!

    Reply
  9. Amanda says

    March 21, 2017 at 9:52 pm

    I can’t lie, I am absolutely addicted to Girl Scout cookies. My favorites are Thin Mints but this Tag a Long recipe looks amazing!

    Reply
  10. Sasha says

    March 21, 2017 at 10:21 pm

    Yummy! These look delicious. We would substitute sunflower butter for the peanut butter (because of my son’s nut allergy) but otherwise, this would be a win in my house.

    Reply
  11. Annemarie LeBlanc says

    March 21, 2017 at 11:40 pm

    These cookies look so good. I did not know it was this easy to make these treats. I will save your recipe and make a batch this weekend. I will have little nephews and nieces visiting. They’re going to love this.

    Reply
  12. Emily says

    March 22, 2017 at 12:28 am

    This might be dangerous to me to have the recipe of. I can limit myself when they are only sold a few times a year. But making it myself means I can have them anytime, which is both good and bad 🙂

    Reply
  13. Paula Bendfeldt says

    March 22, 2017 at 5:51 am

    These look delicious, I love these cookies but had never thought of making them at home. And they look quite easy to make.

    Reply
  14. Bonnie @wemake7 says

    March 22, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    Oh my gosh! Those look so yummy. I can’t wait to try your recipe.

    Reply
  15. Destany says

    March 23, 2017 at 9:42 am

    I’ll need to hide this recipe from my husband. He’ll want me to make a batch every day!

    Reply
  16. Mother of 3 says

    March 23, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    This is probably the families favorite cookie; thanks for the recipe! Pinned.

    Reply
  17. Trudy says

    March 24, 2017 at 2:14 am

    One of my favorite Girl Scout cookies (aren’t they all?). I can’t believe how easy your recipe looks and I can’t wait to try it out! Especially since I avoided the cookie booths this year.

    Reply
  18. Miz Helen says

    March 24, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    What a great cookie that we will just love! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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    • Cathy Kennedy says

      March 27, 2017 at 6:37 am

      LIsa, I’m visiting from “Inspire Me Monday”. Thank you for sharing this copy cat recipe. I saved it for a possible future baking project. My DH is a cookie monster and I’m sure he’ll love these. I know I will! Have an excellent day!

      Hit the dance floor with Curious as a Cathy with sci-fi theme mewsic from my favorite TV shows!

      Reply
  19. Mary-the boondocks blog says

    March 24, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    I’ve never had these before but after looking at your recipe would love to try them. Pinning!

    Reply
  20. Amy says

    March 24, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    Thank you for sharing at Best of the Weekend!

    Reply
  21. Whitney Mullennex says

    March 26, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    How yummy! …And dangerous…haha. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  22. Jess says

    March 27, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Oh man…I bet these are sinfully amazing! 🙂

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply
  23. krystal says

    March 27, 2017 at 3:45 pm

    Save me some! These look awesome and easy to recreate. Love Girl Scout cookies but these are WAY better!

    Reply
  24. Vanessa says

    March 29, 2017 at 6:04 am

    I love it and these are so much better for you. I am pinning to make. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe at Dishing it and Digging it link party. It’s great having you.

    Reply
  25. Lynda Hardy says

    March 29, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Oh, wow. I love Tag-a-longs and haven’t had them in years. Tucking this away to try. Thanks so much for sharing with Awesome Life Friday.

    Reply

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