The debate over the best box never ends, but you do not have to choose just one flavor. I keep Thin Mints stocked in the freezer to avoid the long wait between seasons.
You can enjoy these homemade treats anytime. Here are 9 copycat recipes to bake at home.
1. Girl Scout Cookie From 1917
This simple sugar cookie started it all as the very first recipe published for the scouts in American Girl magazine. It is light, sweet, and requires just a few pantry staples to bake.
You could toss in chocolate chips, but I prefer topping them with a citrus glaze. They taste wonderful on their own too.
2. Homemade Tagalongs
Imagine a Reese’s peanut butter cup sitting on top of a crumbly shortbread cookie. That is the heavenly experience of eating these treats featuring velvety smooth peanut butter and milk chocolate.
I suggest baking the cookies first and letting them cool down. Pipe the nut butter on top like a macaron and chill for an hour before dipping everything in chocolate.
3. Girl Scout Cookie Brownie Cups
Putting cookies inside brownies is a dangerously simple and genius idea. You can grab a boxed mix to bake these in muffin tins even faster.
Scoop out the centers to make space for fillings like caramel and coconut or peppermint frosting. Top the cooled cups with a matching cookie and watch them disappear instantly.
4. Copycat Girl Scout S’mores Cookies
You only need three ingredients to recreate this campfire classic at home. I prefer this version because it coats the graham crackers and marshmallow fluff filling in chocolate.
Just try to avoid making a huge mess while dipping them. The result gives you way more chocolate than other variations.
5. Homemade Thin Mints
These crisp cookies offer a rich chocolate taste with a subtle, refreshing mint flavor. I blend peppermint oil, darker chocolate, and oil for the coating so it does not set completely hard.
Use actual peppermint oil since other liquids might seize the mixture. Freeze half the dough in a log to slice later.
6. Samoas Girl Scout Cookie Fudge Recipe
This is not your standard plain fudge. It features real Samoas right in the center for amazing texture.
I used a coconut fudge base to highlight the signature caramel and coconut topping. You could also try mixing white and milk chocolate for extra richness.
7. Girl Scout Cookies Lemon Cookies Recipe
The zesty flavor here is mild rather than sour. It pairs beautifully with the rich butter taste of an enriched shortbread dough.
Adding eggs provides moisture to keep these thick cookies tender. Keep a double batch in the freezer to slice and bake in under 15 minutes.
8. Shortbread Trefoils Toffee
Trefoils are a lovely sweet treat perfect for afternoon tea. This recipe upgrades the simple shortbread by adding layers of chocolate and toffee.
It is very similar to saltine crack toffee but uses a cookie base. Make the caramel on the stove if the microwave method makes you nervous.
9. Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
I cannot resist a chewy oatmeal cookie stuffed with peanut butter. These sandwich treats, also called Do-Si-Dos, resemble whoopie pies and deliver double the flavor.
You control exactly how crunchy or soft they turn out. I sometimes add a dollop of jam for a nostalgic PB&J twist.