Happy Endings

North Valley eateries serve sweet treats for dessert challenge

By Alison Bailin Batz

For six weeks each year, Girl Scouts in Arizona participate in the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world: e Girl Scout Cookie Program. is year, the cookie season for the Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council runs through February 27.

As in years’ past, all the Girl Scout Cookies’ proceeds stay local to help girls fund impactful projects to benefi t the community; embark on girl-led troop adventures; provide programs in STEM, the outdoors, life skills and entrepreneurship; maintain and improve four camp properties; and provide fi nancial assistance that keeps Girl Scouting available and aff ordable for all girls.

To celebrate and support the local cookie season, the Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge is back for its eighth year. rough it, 20 esteemed chefs from venues throughout central and northern Arizona — including more than a dozen from the North Valley — will participate in this year’s friendly competition to create a winning dessert with one of these Girl Scout Cookies: in Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils or Lemon-Ups.

“ e participating chefs will use their culinary prowess to re-imagine these classic Girl Scout Cookies into a delicious dessert and feature it on their menus throughout the entire month of February. A portion of the proceeds will support Girl Scouting in Arizona,” says Mary Mitchell, the council’s interim co-chief executive offi cer. ere is a voting component to the challenge. e public started voting for their favorite dessert on February 1 and can continue to do so through February 28 at girlscoutsaz.org/dessertchallenge. At the close of the challenge and based on qualifi ed voting, a 2022 champion will be crowned. is year’s Scottsdale and North Valley competitors are:

PB&J Napoleon by Aioli Gourmet Burgers

The coconut-lime shortbread tart by Lovecraft

Aioli Gourmet Burgers Cookie: Do-Si-Dos Dessert: PB&J Napoleon

Description: Buttery phyllo dough layered with strawberry compote, Girl Scout Do-SiDos crumble, and a cream made from peanut butter fl uff and cream cheese, topped with strawberry coulis and fresh whipped cream.

Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails at Hotel Palomar Cookie: Do-Si-Dos Dessert: Tri e featuring Girl Scout Do-Si-Dos

Description: Mouthwatering layers of Grand Mariner, chocolate pudding, peanut butter mousse and a Do-Si-Dos crumble crust.

I Want Suh-Moh-Ah featuring Girl Scout Samoas by Churn Don’t Mind If I Do by Nook Kitchen

Peppermint Brownie Dream by Proof Canteen

Churn Cookie: Samoas Dessert: I Want Suh-Moh-Ah featuring Girl Scout Samoas

Description: is Girl Scout dessert is served one of two ways: as a scoop of specialty ice cream that combines Girl Scout Samoas, chocolate sauce and salted caramel or as a sundae, which pairs two scoops of the ice cream with Samoas crumbles, brownie crumbles, whipped cream and toasted coconut fl akes.

Peanut butter and jelly by Geordie’s at Wrigley Mansion zest, this dessert starts with a coconut and Girl Scout Trefoils crust. Piled atop it is luscious lime fi lling and then homemade whipped cream.

Nook Kitchen Cookie: Do-Si-Dos Dessert: Don’t Mind If I Do

Description: Peanut butter panna cotta with Girl Scout Do-Si-Dos and oatmeal cookie crumbles. It is paired by banana cream and banana fries.

Oak Cookie: Tagalongs Dessert: Peanut Bu er Cheesecake Duo

Description: is peanut butter cheesecake has its own mini second helping tagging along. Rich and velvety, the peanut butter cheesecake uses Girl Scout Tagalongs in the recipe and is then topped with chocolate ganache and a cookie crumble topping.

Proof Canteen at Four Seasons Resort Sco sdale Troon North Cookie: Thin Mints Dessert: Peppermint brownie dream

Description: is indulgent dessert starts with a fudgy double chocolate brownie. It is then layered with Girl Scout in Mints, peppermint crémeux — which is a smoother take on mousse — and brûléed marshmallows.

Rusconi’s American Kitchen Cookie: Samoas Dessert: Caramel Budino featuring Girl Scout Samoas

Description: A coconut and dark chocolate budino with a Samoa crust and caramel sauce, topped with crumbled Samoas and toasted coconut fl akes.

Geordie’s at Wrigley Mansion Cookie: Trefoils Dessert: Peanut bu er and jelly

Description: is peanut butter mousse with a strawberry gelée center is surrounded by a Girl Scout Trefoil crumble, peanut caramel, and fresh blueberries and strawberries. It also has a cocoa glaze and is garnished with a chocolate tuile.

Lovecra Cookie: Trefoils Dessert: Coconut-lime shortbread tart

Description: Creamy and dreamy with a little

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Duo by Oak

Caramel Budino featuring Girl Scout Samoas by Rusconi’s

Peanut butter and bacon crème brûlée by Tarbell’s

Tarbell’s Cookie: Do-Si-Dos Dessert: Peanut bu er and bacon crème brûlée

Description: Enjoy chef Adrian De Leon’s rich and creamy peanut butter and bacon crème brûlée made with Girl Scout Do-SiDos. A brittle layer of melted sugar sits on top of peanut butter custard to create a mixture of texture and unlikely fl avors. Topped with whipped cream, bacon bits and Do-Si-Dos, this dessert combines the sweet, the savory and the rich.

The Italian Daughter Cookie: Lemon-Ups Dessert: Limoncello cake

Description: In this dessert creation, Girl

Peanut butter dacquoise by The Mick Brasserie

Scout Lemon-Ups take center stage. is fl uff y limoncello sponge cake is fi lled and frosted with a generous layer of mascarpone cream with limoncello, covered entirely with Lemon-Ups crumbles, fi nished with a drizzle of lemon oil, and served with whipped cream.

The Mick Brasserie Cookie: Tagalongs Dessert: Peanut bu er dacquoise

Description: Milk and cookies — with a twist. is dessert bursts with fl avor, thanks to peanut chocolate praline crunch with Girl Scout Tagalongs, peanut butter mousse, chocolate ganache. e kicker? It is served with milk foam for the full eff ect.

ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho Cookie: Lemon-Ups Dessert: Lady Lemon “Show Stopper” Shake

Description: is fruity treat features a blueberry milkshake base with a lemon curd drip. It is topped with Girl Scouts LemonUps, a blueberry muffi n, lemon ice cream bar, fresh blueberries, lemon chips, white chocolate milk crumb, a Lemon-Ups whipped cream sandwich and lemon candy.

Limoncello cake by The Italian Daughter

Lady Lemon “Show Stopper” Shake by ZuZu

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