Cake Mix Samoas cookies

 
It was a Wednesday evening and all I wanted to do was bake but, problem was I didn't have many ingredients on hand. I had cake mix ,no powder sugar, only a few eggs, vegetable shortening and no butter. Then I remembered that on the box of cake mix their  always advertising that you can make other things with the cake mix. So why not give it a try. I know I wanted to add coconut and I wanted to use chocolate. The more I thought about it the more macaroons came to mind. Funny thing is after I had one of the cookies Samoas girls scout cookies came to mind. So I guess you can say I was inspired by a macaroon but my cookie is more like a samoas girl scout cookie. In my opinion. So today I'm going to share with y'all my cake mix samoas cookies. Let me know what you think and send me a picture if you make them.

Cake mix samoas cookies

 Cookie base:

 Chocolate cake mix (I used Duncan Hines but you can use whatever)

2 eggs

1/2 cup cooking oil or coconut oil


Topping:

about 1lb of melting chocolate

1/4-1/2 cup shredded coconut

1-4 tablespoons coconut oil

About 20 pieces of caramels

 Mix together the cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup cooking oil or coconut oil and 1/2 cup shredded coconut. The dough will be thick but don't worrier it's fine. Roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball and line a cookie sheet . bake for 10-11 minutes at 350.

Melt the caramel pieces in a double boiler or in the microwave. Add the shredded coconut and mix well. Sit aside.

When cookies are cooled prepare a double boiler to melt the chocolate. Add chocolate to the double boiler and add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil at a time to thin the chocolate. Once melted dip or cover the bottom of the cookies with the chocolate. Place the cookies on a pan with covered side faced up and freeze for about 5 minutes. When hard flip cookies over and top with caramel covered coconut. Drizzle with remaining chocolate and refigerate to allow chocolate to set. You can also drizzle with caramel.

I'm back !!!!!!!

  Oh how I have missed writing on this blog. I thought about it almost everyday. I wanted/needed to get back to writing on here. So much has happened like a year new and growing up. Yes growing up.. I am now a 24 year old women looking to grow even more in knowledge.

  About three months ago I went on a mission to find out about changing my blog over to wordpress.com and as much as I loved what I found I feel its not for me at this time. Anyway that is one of the big reasons I stepped away from my blog for a while. Along with finding out about WordPress I needed to find out way's to improve my blog so I can put the best me into it. I have ideas I want to share and more that will certainly come. This blog will not only be a place to share my ideas but a place for me to grow. Speaking of growing.....




Oh how much my nieces have grown. Time went by so fast that I can't believe that the little baby girl I saw born which feels like yesterday will be 5 in April! Then my second niece will be making 3! The baby will become a little big girl by turning 1! They grow so fast. Of course my siblings are getting older right along with them and we should be getting a new sibling soon. My family keeps growing which is blessing from Allah(God) that I'm so grateful for. My family can drive my crazy but I would never want to change them.


 School has been going great this semester Alhamdulillaah. I am insha Allah on my last semester at a two year college with plans to transfer to another school to continue on my school journey. I don't know when this will be but Insha Allah before 2016. I'm looking at schools right and weighing out my options. I found some that sound really nice that might be the one for me. As of right now this semester I'm taking microbiology lecture, microbiology lab and a business class. I need to talk to a advisor and see if I need to do anything else before I graduate, which will be this coming May. My GPA is not where I would love for it to be so I might take another class for the half semester to help it out a little. I need to find out what I can do with the degree I will receive as no one talked to me about these things when I entered the school. Me being a young girl who didn't do her research upon entering needs to do it now.

 My plan for this blog is to try an post once a week on Wednesdays. The types of post I do might alternate between baking, garden, reviews, a general chat like this, crafts and more. The next post I do might be a baking post or a college study tip post. I'm just glad to be back at blogging and can't wait to do more. So stay tuned people...:-) 

Update

I believe my last update a talked about how school was coming to an end and it has about a month ago. I'm trying to enjoy my time out of school before the next semester starts. I did very well last semester and Insha' Allah (god welling) I will do the same next semester. Guess what one of my sisters graduated from high-school! Its amazing how much time flys and everyday we need to try an get closer to where we need to be. Quran class is going well Alhamdulillaah. I don't remember the last time I wrote about it but its going well. Since I have been out of school I have been reading a lot and catching up on YouTube videos. I need to put more effort into Islamic studies I started out fine then it started to fall but I need to get back on it. I'm also trying to do cake related things more or baking in general. I want to make a hummingbird cake this week but we'll see what happens. Garden wise I planted carrot, lettuce, and a bell pepper plant in the ground. It was a new experience and I'm going to do a whole post on it. I think that's it for updates see you later  :)

Update

Good morning and how are all of you today?I decided I wanted to do a post more like i need to do a post. So update will have to do today as I have no sweets, book review, or crafts to share. This semester is almost done so I'm a busy bee(when am I not?). So here is a breakdown of what has been going on.

Study plan:

Trying to find a good study plan is hard. I use flash cards, I tried any outline, and many other things but I just can't seem to find one that works for me. I have been searching on the web of ways to study and still have not came across the one that helps me. I have a list of things I need it to help with; remembering medical terms, how the body works and other anatomy things. If any of you have tips I'll love to hear it.

Quran class:

I have been doing quran class for some time now. It is a great class to attend as it will help me get closer to Allah(god) but I am so busy that I learn my lesson right before class. I need to find a way to fit it in to my busy schedule.

Baking:

I have not baked since Eid except to bake bread for dinner. I miss baking its so claiming and relaxing to me. Again I need to find a way to fit it in because I have so many things I want to try. I hate the fact that I have not practiced my cake decorating tools I learned and I don't want to lose it. You know the saying "use it or lose it".

House:

All the things around me seem to be so busy that everything is ever where. If you know me and my mom you know we love to clean and have things organized. The house needs a major purge.

Life:

Everything and everyone is changing; Some ways good and other ways not so much. My siblings are growing up 1 of my sisters will be finish with high school this year. Time is going by so fast.my older sister is having her 3rd baby early next year(inshallah). So many other big changes will be happening.AlamaduAllah life is good.

Health:

I don't recall if I wrote about my dad having a heart attack. AlamadAllah he is alive and well. My mom a while back went to the hospital and she has a problem with her hand. So she has been able to work. She can still do things just not like she use to. My health as far as I know is OK. The family is eating healther(we ate pretty healthy) and are trying to exercise more.

Anyways that's what has been going on with me. Let me know how life is going for you. Till next time take care.