This Girl Scout Tagalongs Recipe is to die for! These crunchy butter cookies wrapped in peanut butter and covered in chocolate so incredibly delicious.
You no longer have to wait for the announcement from your local Girl Scouts that Girl Scout Cookie Season is upon us and cookies are for sale! You can enjoy Tagalongs all year round.
We all know how delicious the coveted Girl Scout cookies are, but this Copycat Tagalong recipe is even more delish! We didn’t think that was even possible. But it is!
If we had to choose, this is definitely our favorite Girl Scout Cookie with Do si Dos being a close second. Everyone seems to only want to recreate the super popular Girl Scout cookies like Thin Mints and Samoas, but these bad boys are totally worth the time and effort.
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Why You’ll ❤️ This Tagalongs Recipe
- With only 8 simple ingredients, you can bake these fantastic cookies up in no time. You don’t need anything, just common pantry staple ingredients you already have if baking is your jam.
- Slightly healthier than the boxed peanut butter patties
- You can enjoy them ANYTIME, not only certain times throughout the year
- Like a homemade peanut butter cup but BETTER
- If you love Girl Scout cookies, like Thin Mint Copycats, you’ll love these copycat Tagalongs
🍴Ingredients
Filling Ingredients:
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Sugar
Cookie Ingredients:
- Butter
- White Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour
- Salt
Topping Ingredient:
- Milk Chocolate
🔪 Tools Needed for Homemade Tagalong Cookies
Mixing Bowl
- Table Concept stainless steel mixing bowls with lids set are crafted of highly durable brushed metal, making them the perfect solution for cooking, baking and airtight food storage containers. These prep bowls can also be used as salad bowls and other serving dishes.
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Wax-Paper
- REYNOLDS PARCHMENT PAPER—Contains one roll of Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper with SmartGrid lines, measuring 15 inches wide x 72 feet long (90 square feet total)
Cookie Sheet
- READY, SET, BAKE: Wilton has the bakeware sets to help you make the most out of your favorite foods. Make a layered sheet cake with ease using the Wilton Easy Layers Sheet Cake Pan Set
Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
Mason Jar for Storing
- 4 PACK MASON JARS 32 OZ REGULAR MOUTH: Perfect for canning, pickling, preserving, and fermenting fruits and veggies that can be canned and sealed for up to 18 Months
Plastic Wrap
- CLING WRAP WITH SLIDE CUTTER—Contains one roll of Reynolds Quick Cut Plastic Wrap with slide cutter, measuring 225 feet long by 12 inches wide (225 square feet)
Cookie Cutter
- 3 Different Size: The round cookie cutters diameter are 2inch, 2.3inch, 3.1inch, and all are 2 inches hight.
How To Make Homemade Tagalongs
- In a medium bowl, prepare the peanut butter filling by mixing peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely combined.
- ½ tablespoon at a time, roll the mixture into little balls and place on a wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Place in refrigerator until needed.
- To make the cookies preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add in vanilla then flour 1 cup at a time until fully incorporated. Make sure to scrape the side of the bowl to incorporate everything. Add salt if desired.
- Shape the dough into a disc shape, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Flour a clean, smooth surface and roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick.
- Use a cookie cutter to cut out small circles and place them on a lined baking sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes and let cool completely.
- Place a peanut butter ball on top of each cookie and press it almost to the edges of the top of the cookie.
- Melt the chocolate and dip each cookie in the melted chocolate until fully covered, wipe off any excess chocolate.
- Place cookies on a wax paper lined tray and place in refrigerator to set.
- Serve & enjoy!
What Are Tagalongs Made Of?
Homemade Tagalongs are one of my favorites! They’re made using a butter cookie base, like shortbread cookies, with a peanut butter middle and the outside is milk chocolate.
🍪 Cookie Variations
Need to swap out any ingredients, here are other options, but doing this may change the taste of these copycat Tagalong cookies.
Swap chocolate- For an even more indulgent treat, swap some of them with dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
Add sprinkles– Add fun sprinkles to the milk chocolate final covering for an adorable l
Add caramel– Add some caramel drizzle to the top of these to add just a bit more sweetness and to compliment the dreamy milk chocolate outer layer.
Substitute flour– if you’re following a specific diet and can’t have wheat flour, you could use almond flour or oat flour.
Substitute butter– You can try almond butter or sunflower seed butter if needed.
🌟 Recipe Tips
- Use creamy peanut butter for the peanut butter mixture. Many people prefer a natural peanut butter for the best flavor and fewer artificial flavors, but I don’t recommend it for this recipe, see below in the FAQ section to see why.
- Instead of cutting out individual cookies in the cookie dough, you could make Tagalong Cookie Bars out of this Girl Scout cookie recipe.
- Store these in an airtight container like your Mason Jar!
- No cookie cutter? No problem! Take a glass water drinking glass and turn it upside down and use the rim as a cookie cutter.
❄️ Can you freeze homemade Tagalongs?
Yes! All cookies can be frozen, but it is best to wrap them individually to freeze them and only do this once they have cooled completely.
Another way to freeze them is to stack them in layers in a Ziplock bag or container, separating the layers using parchment paper. We personally love individually wrapping them as we feel they taste better.
Also, sometimes cookies taste better frozen. Let them sit out on the counter to come to room temperature before eating.
⏳ How long will Tagalongs stay fresh in an airtight container?
If properly stored, these cookies will last up to a few days at normal room temperature and stored in an airtight container. If you freeze or put them in the refrigerator they will last longer.
We like storing them in the fridge for best flavor and length of life.
🥜 Can I Use Natural Peanut Butter?
No, both natural and homemade peanut butter are too runny for this recipe. You want to use a creamy peanut butter from a brand like Jif or Skippy.
What’s the difference between Tagalongs and Peanut Butter Patties?The only real distinction is that the Tagalongs have more layers of peanut butter inside their chocolate coating, while Peanut Butter Patties have a vanilla layer to complement the peanut butter filling. Tagalongs, obviously, have a way better name.
Do Girl Scouts still make Tagalongs?
Yes, the cookie company still makes delicious cookies. But you may find these cookies being called Peanut Patties in some parts of the country depending on which cookie company is making them. But the good news is, with this recipe, you don’t have to wait for that time of year for your favorite crunchy cookie.
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Tagalongs Copycat Recipe
Ingredients
Filling –
- 1 ¼ cups peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Cookie –
- 3 sticks butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 ½ cups flour
- Salt to taste
Topping:
- 1 lb milk chocolate melted
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, prepare the peanut butter filling by mixing peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely combined.
- ½ tablespoon at a time, roll the mixture into little balls and place on a wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Place in refrigerator until needed.
- To make the cookies preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add in vanilla then flour 1 cup at a time until fully incorporated. Make sure to scrape the side of the bowl to incorporate everything. Add salt if desired.
- Shape the dough into a disc shape, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Flour a clean, smooth surface and roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick.
- Use a cookie cutter to cut out small circles and place them on a lined baking sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes and let cool completely.
- Place a peanut butter ball on top of each cookie and press it almost to the edges of the top of the cookie.
- Melt the chocolate and dip each cookie in the melted chocolate until fully covered, wipe off any excess chocolate.
- Place cookies on a wax paper lined tray and place in refrigerator to set.
- Serve & enjoy!
Notes
- Use creamy peanut butter for the peanut butter mixture. Many people prefer a natural peanut butter for the best flavor and fewer artificial flavors, but I don’t recommend it for this recipe, see below in the FAQ section to see why.
- Instead of cutting out individual cookies in the cookie dough, you could make Tagalong Cookie Bars out of this Girl Scout cookie recipe.
- Store these in an airtight container like your Mason Jar!
- No cookie cutter? No problem! Take a glass water drinking glass and turn it upside down and use the rim as a cookie cutter.
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