| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
| Homemade Tagalongs... |
Kelly posed a question this morning about kids, textbooks and technology. Well, this is what happens when your kids have technology knowledge...
Let's start off with saying that I was a girl scout. So, when they come to my door, I feel like I have to buy something. However, two of us here can't eat them. I don't want to keep my kids from enjoying things just because we can't have them, but sometimes it is just a tease! So, when the kids finished the box of Tagalongs I started to get the gripes of...you have got to figure out how to make these. I knew I had seen them around a while back, but I did not know the demand was going to be for now. I left Max (9 years old) downstairs with his last cookie...I then came back downstairs and this was up on the computer! The little stinker had googled (we have protection on our google) "chocolate peanut butter girl scout cookie". Then he said, "ok, here is the recipe". Seriously, he was not messing around! After reading the recipe, I knew it was going to take some time, but I had everything on hand so I agreed to make them...this weekend. After delivering the illustrator to the airport at 4am on Saturday, I came home on a coffee high and got to work! These are time consuming due to all of the steps, but they are really easy to make and the boys have been in heaven! I actually really enjoyed the process and I was really happy with the outcome! Not that these are "healthy", but they are so much better for you than the original cookies and that makes me happier to make them!
First up...making cookie balls.
Then you have perfectly baked round cookies! Well, sort of...
Next up, peanut butter goodness!
Smear it all around.
Test this flavor out.
Melted chocolate...you could bathe in this!
Now, the cookies bathe in it.
Next, enjoy with a few shot glasses of your favorite dairy free milk!
I was told by the little men that these needed to be coated in chocolate...to be right. That means top and bottom. So, I ran out of chocolate. Never fear, they work with a schmear of your favorite chocolate nut butter spread too!
I followed Love and Olive Oils directions. The changes I made to the ingredients are...I used soy free earth balance, natural peanut butter and Enjoy Life dairy free chocolate chips.
Notes...
1. Make sure you put these on parchment after dipping them in chocolate so they don't stick.
2. Refrigerate them after the dip!
3. Next time, I am going to use coconut oil.
4. You bet I am making these babies gluten free soon!
Extra note...
Be Careful When You Google Food! Have you ever been grossed out by google a recipe idea?Labels: cookies |
posted by Sarena Shasteen - The Non-Dairy Queen @ 7:17 PM  |
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I was a former Girl Scout as well; and I LOVED Tagalongs! :)
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Good god YUM.I would so love these gluten free. Same with thin mints
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Veggie Girl...Tagalongs were my favorite!
Food Makes Fun Fuel...those are next!
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Holy moly - these look fantastic!! :)
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These look so perfect! Never had a tagalong - but doesn't sound like it could go wrong. I mean, it's got peanut butter :)
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I was a girl scout too! Tagalongs were always my favorite, samoas are right behind them. Your homemade version looks even better, yum!! I need to find a healthy, low calorie way to make samoas, haha! Probably not possible, haha!! :)
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I knew those looked like girl scout cookies when I read your last post! Tagalongs are my husbands favorite GS cookie! He would love it if I made these!
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Those cookies look amazing! I can't wait to read your recipe if you make it gluten free. I've been trying to experiment with GF recipes without much luck!
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Oh my goodness...SO delicious looking. I've always been a Samoa girl myself, but these could change my mind!
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That is the most fantastic looking cookie.
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those look delicious!! i love tagalongs!
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amazing serena!!!!!! wow!!!!!!!!
love the PB and you could totally make them gf, that would be easy
as for googlegross outs, yes, have been there. totally.
Enjoy life. Ok so a very good friend and author of mine who runs a huge dairy free website...has told me that TJ's choco chips (the semi sweet in the red bag) are as good as dairy free, they just cant/dont label them as such. About 1/3 the price of E Life brand. Just in case you dont need certified....
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omg Sarena, these look so good! I also used to be a girlscout :D My favorite cookies were the coconut ones with the chocolate...ahh I forget what they're called!
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Oh girl scouts, I miss you. I was a scout forrreeevvveeerrr!
I think it's safe to say that I'm going to ask you to marry me very soon. These tagalongs really made me smile and salivate! I'm so so happy to see such talent and creativity in the kitchen- I NEED TO MAKE THESE!!!
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okay, those are seriously yummy looking!
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Sneaky little kids. :) But glad you found the recipe and glad you enjoyed them as much as I do! Your blog name/layout is too cute, so clever. :)
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I was a former Girl Scout as well; and I LOVED Tagalongs! :)