Homemade Girl Scout Tagalongs

I never was a Girl Scout in my youth, but I always was Girl Scout Cookie Lover from day one. From Do-Si-Dos™ and Samoas®, to Thin Mints and Lemonades™, there are tons of delicious flavors to choose from your local GS troop. However, after you eat up your stash of GS cookie boxes you ordered over the year, you still have that craving for more. So why not try making a dozen or two? Recently, I decided on trying to replicate the Tagalongs! I searched online for a recipe and found one by Jaimem on the Family Kitchen. 

Homemade Girl Scout Tagalongs 

Serves: 30+ tagalongs

Prep Time: 20 min

Total Time: 60 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine at room temperature
• 3/4 c sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 c all-purpose flour
• 1/4 c smooth peanut butter
• 1/4 c confectioner's sugar
• 2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

Baking Instructions

1.  In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Beat until smooth. Add in egg and beat until well incorporated, scraping down the bowl, if necessary. Add in vanilla. Beat until smooth. With mixer on low, add in salt and flour. Mix until completely incorporated and dough is uniform. Shape dough into a cylinder with a diameter of about 2-3 inches. Wrap in parchment paper and freeze for at least 25 min.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of a 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray. Slice dough into 1/8 inch disks and place on baking sheets, about a half inch apart. Once you have made 30 cookies, wrap up the cookie dough, freeze, and save for another time. Bake for 8 min. Place on a cooling rack and let cool completely.
3. Mix together peanut butter and powdered sugar. Form into small disks and press onto cookies. Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals, and mix well after each interval. Coat cookies completely in chocolate and lift out with a fork. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and let set, or freeze to speed up the process.