Easy Dessert Recipes for Families | Sweet and Simple Treats

These vegan gluten-free Girl Scout brownies turn Samoa-inspired flavors into layered dessert bars with a dense vanilla base, coconut caramel, toasted coconut, and dark chocolate sauce.

Make copycat Girl Scout Thin Mints at home with chocolate peppermint cookies and a smooth mint-chocolate coating. This homemade version delivers the nostalgic flavor and is especially delicious chilled or frozen.

These homemade copycat Samoa cookies layer buttery shortbread rings with toasted coconut caramel, chocolate-dipped bottoms, and a glossy chocolate drizzle. They are the year-round answer to Girl Scout cookie cravings.

Make homemade Mounds and Almond Joy bars with one easy coconut candy recipe. Leave off the almonds for Mounds-style bars or add whole almonds for Almond Joy-style bars.

Are David’s Cookies good? This honest family taste test looks at freshness, shipping, packaging, texture, flavors, and whether the assorted cookie tin is worth sending as a gift.