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"What&amp;#039;s the best way to pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout cookie? At the State Fair of Texas, the cookies will get the same treatment as Coca-Cola and butter \u2014 they&amp;#039;ll get fried.   More From Delish: The Weirdest State Fair Foods in the U.S. The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas decided there was no better way to celebrate the centennial than by making the second most popular cookie in the line-up even more irresistible. The Texan troop turned to Christi Erpillo, deep-frying expert and State Fair mainstay for more than a decade, to tinker with the formula. After a few trial runs, Erpillo discovered the Samoa \u2014 covered in caramel, coconut, and striped with chocolate \u2014 is at its best when wrapped in a wonton wrapper, deep fried, then topped off with more chocolate, caramel, and toasted coconut. More From Delish: Deep Fried Cereal Hits the San Diego County Fair According to The Dallas Morning News, Erpillo was familiar with the cookie since she once wore a green sash. &amp;quot;My favorite cookie in the whole world is a Samoa. That just happened to be the one the Girl Scouts wanted fried. It was perfect,&amp;quot; she explained. Why didn&amp;#039;t the Girl Scouts choose Thin Mints, the most popular? Unfortunately, they would get destroyed in the fryer. &amp;quot;If you couldn&amp;#039;t taste the cookie, we weren&amp;#039;t happy,&amp;quot; Erpillo said. The addition of the wonton doesn&amp;#039;t mask the Samoa&amp;#039;s mixture of flavors, and it acts as a shield, protecting the cookie from falling apart. Erpillo gets her frying skills from her mother, who is credited with bringing funnel cake to the annual fair in the early 1980s. In addition to what will surely become one of the top fried treats, Erpillo also fries up peaches and cream, which won her the Big Tex Choice Award in 2009. The State Fair of Texas officially kicks off on Friday, September 28 in Dallas. The question is: will the deep-fried Samoa be a hit? Do you want to take a bite?  Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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