Homemade Tagalongs are made with a buttery cookie base, peanut butter center, and covered in milk chocolate; they’re better than the originals.
These Copycat Girl Scouts Tagalongs Cookies have become my favorite cookies to make and devour. I am adding yet another cookie to my cookie addiction repertoire.
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While I completely love those original tagalong cookies from the Girl Scouts and could eat an entire box on my own, there is still nothing like homemade.
I honestly feel those cute little girl scouts see me coming from a mile away with a sign on my head that says, “sucker for cookies.” I am not the only one who falls for the cookies and their cute little smiles. I always feel for the moms standing out in the cold with them at the grocery store, trying to push cookies like there is no tomorrow.
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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 then is to stack them in layers in a Ziplock bag or container, separating the layers using parchment paper. I personally love individually wrapping them as I 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 upto to a few days at a normal room temperature and stored in an airtight container. If you freeze or put in the refrigerator they will last longer. I like storying them in the fridge.
For the past few years though I will say that I didn’t buy the tagalong cookies. Mainly because I wanted to save myself from the self-inflicted torture of debating on whether to eat the whole box in one hour or draw it out a few.
A few years I have lied to myself by thinking, I will buy the ones the kids like and not eat any. Well, that’s a joke. It always happens that on a busy afternoon, I find myself have eaten a ½ row of Thin Mints. Then I find myself consequently cursing the cute little girl from Jordan’s dance class that sold it to me.
I decided last year that if I am to eat cookies, I’m going to eat my favorite! That’s when I decided to pull it together and come up with my own Tagalong cookie. So I got my little helper, Jersey Cake and whipped up a batch.
The result is essentially identical, if not better. The butter cookie tastes fresh, making a complete difference. So while you may be tempted to just buy a box don’t. Try out these Copycat Girl Scout Tagalong Cookies from scratch, they won’t disappoint, I promise. Want to try some of your other Girls Scout favorites?
Try these Girl Scout inpsired treats! Samoa Truffles, Homemade Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, and Samoa Magic Bars.
Enjoy the cookies friends, life is too short not to enjoy a little sugar. XOXO San
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Tagalongs Cookies
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Filling
- 1 ¼ cup all natural peanut butter like Adam’s All-Natural Peanut Butter
- 1 cup powder sugar sifted
Shortbread Cookies
- 3/4 pound salted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Salt to taste, if wanted
Chocolate Coating
- 1 lb. Milk Chocolate dipping candy I like Chocomaker
Instructions
Peanut Butter Filling
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together peanut butter and powder sugar until it’s completely blended and no sugar can be seen.
- On a cooking sheet, lay wax paper or grease the pan with cooking spray. Place ½ tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture on the prepared pan. I use my cookie dough scooper and use only ½ of scooper full of the peanut butter (I just eye ball it). Set in the refrigerator while making the cookies.
Shortbread Cookie
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt if wanted, then add them to the butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick and cut with a 3 by 1-inch finger-shaped cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Once cool, take out peanut butter balls from the fridge. Using a spatula, remove the peanut butter from the pan. Place 1 ball in the middle of the shortbread cookie and use a butter knife to spread the peanut butter around the cookie. Repeat with remaining peanut butter balls and cookies. You will have some left over cookies (8-10) – just dip those in the left over chocolate.
Chocolate Coating
- Melt chocolate per directions of the package. Once melted, place the cookie on a fork and dip into the chocolate. Remove the cookie from the chocolate once it is fully covered while still on the fork. Let the excess chocolate drip off and transfer on to wax paper to cool or greased cooling rack to harden.
This recipe was recently updated from it’s original posting date February 2014.
Made these again. They are better than the originals as they’re not as sugary tasting. Nice job.
Love that I can recreate a childhood favorite on my own! Looking forward to baking these over the weekend!
Enjoy!
Oh wow, these look absolutely perfect – I can’t wait to make them!!
Enjoy!
These Copycat Girl Scouts Tagalongs Cookies would disappear in our house!
Enjoy!
We love these even more than the real thing!!!
Thank you Cathy!
Nothing beats a delicious copycat recipe like this! Cheaper and more delicious than the original… count me in!
So glad to hear that! Thank you!
These are actually one of the only cookies I will buy from the girl scouts! Love that I can make them at home and save a few dollars!
I hope you enjoy these!
These look really delicious. Girl scout cookies are always an awesome snack; especially when you can make them yourself!
Thank you!
My fav cookie!! Going to make now. Why refrigerate the balls of peanut butter first? Could I just scoop them directly onto the cookies after they bake?
Hi Whitney! Refrigerating the peanut butter just helps them hold their shape for dipping in the chocolate. It also helps set the chocolate faster as the rest will already be chilled! Putting peanut butter on hot cookies may make it melt just a bit, so at least cool the cookies first. If you don’t want to wait, I totally understand. It should work just fine 🙂
I have not tried these yet but sure will! How much does one cookie cost to make?
Oh wow, these look absolutely perfect, I HAVE to make them this weekend!!
Enjoy!
Making these most decadent of the Scout cookies at home for myself could be mighty dangerous! These look soooo good! Glad to have this recipe!
I hope you enjoy!
Made a batch of these and it was instantly gone. So delicious! Making more ASAP
I’m so glad to hear that!
These are really amazing cookies! A favorite at my house!
So glad to hear that!
I love me some Tagalongs.
Me too!
My daughter and her boyfriend loved these cookies! Can’t wait to make these again!
So glad they loved them! Thank you!
These were one of my favorite cookies growing up! So excited that I can make these at home!
Enjoy!!
Hi, want to try, but what is 3/4 pound butter? I am only familiar with cups? Thank you
Hi Amanda, 3/4 pound of butter is equal to 1 1/2 cups or 3 sticks.
Recipe calls for way too much flour
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