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ove over, Valentine’s Day! There is an even sweeter event this month – the Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge, where more than a dozen Valley chefs have partnered with the Arizona CactusPine Girl Scouts on this oh-so-sweet event. Their mission? Use their culinary prowess to reimagine one of the beloved flavors of Girl Scout cookies into a custom dessert menu item. Each restaurant has agreed to feature said dessert on its menu through Feb. 28, with a portion of the proceeds from each dessert sold directly supporting the local Girl Scout Council in our community. Your mission is to taste them all!
filling, caramel ganache and milk chocolate. www.foxrc.com.
The MARKET by Jennifer’s Restaurant + Bar Chef and owner Jennifer Russo’s Twixted Trefoil Bar features chocolate mousse, a handmade Trefoil shortbread and salted caramel. www.themarketphx.com.
Churn
Reigning challenge champions for most desserts sold in 2016, Churn churned out a homemade Savannah Smile ice cream with a touch of sea salt and a homemade raspberry swirl to try their hand at winning again. www.churnaz.com.
Compass Arizona American Grill at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix Chef David Duarte’s Girl Scout dessert creation is the Tagalong Crunch Bar with peanut butter ganache, milk chocolate praline Tagalong crust, and dulce de leche. www.compassarizona.com.
Flower Child
Flower Child’s dessert offering features the gluten-free Toffee-tastic Girl Scout cookies in a rich, chocolate pudding. www.iamaflowerchild.com.
COOKIE CREATIONS
Girl Scouts go gourmet in a delicious dessert challenge BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ
The Henry Pastry chef Lucia Alferez created a Samoa Doughnut, consisting of a brioche doughnut with toasted coconut cream UPTOWN |
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The Crepe Club Their "Tag-a-Crepe-along" is a peanut butter and chocolate based crepe, with Tagalong Cookie filling and cookie crumbles. www.thecrepeclub.com.
Coup des Tartes Chef Ron Pacioni’s Thin Mint-infused chocolate tarte features rich chocolate pudding in a Thin Mint tarte shell. www.nicetartes.com. Enjoy Girl Scout Cookies at home, too – they’ll be available through March 5. For more information, or to download the app, visit www.girlscoutsaz.org.