One of the entries that has come in for HHDD#10 Cheesecake used a Girl Scout Cookie crust...and it got me thinking. Now, I would never use my Girl Scout cookies in that way simply because we don't have leftovers...just ask my super tight jeans. But I was inspired to make a cheesecake that was like a Girl Scout cookie...a Samaos cookie to be exact. I of course had to do the research by eating half the box(tough job, but someone has to do it). I decided that a browned butter cookie base would be good. The cheesecake part was pretty basic with a little coconut thrown in for good measure.  I know they use toasted coconut, but confession time, I am horrible at toasting coconut...so it didn't get toasted. So the topping was non-toasted(feel free to toast yours) coconut and caramel with a few racing stripes of chocolate. HOWEVER, the hardest part about this cheesecake was cutting it...I could not get a pretty piece cut if my life depended on it(luckily no one was standing with a gun at that … [Read more...]