Almost Thin Mint Cookies

This is my first instructable, so any comments are greatly appreciated.

These cookies are very tasty, and similar to the Girl Scout's Thin Mints.

*Edit* Oh, by the way, the cookies pictured are only half of the batch, I left the other roll in the freezer for a rainy day.

Step 1: Ingredients and Equipment

Ingredients:

Cookies:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract


Chocolate coating:

7 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract



Equipment needed:

Large and medium mixing bowls
Sieve
Measuring cups and spoons
Double-boiler (or sauce pan and bowl, either way)
Hand mixer (or stand mixer)
Waxed Paper
Wooden spoon, or something for stirring
Stoneware bar pan (this is what I used, but a baking sheet covered in parchment paper would work just as well)
Cutting board or baking sheets that will fit the refrigerator
Whisk (was absent during this photo shoot)

Comments

[thefunktopus]

these look very nice but in some of the pics i could only think of one thing:
TURDDDDDD!!
i apologize

[kfr1sby]

No need to apologize, it does look somewhat turd-like, but in no way tastes turdy.

[haventmadeabombyet]

I cannot wait to try this.

One technique I found to melt chocolate was to leave the unopened bag of choc chips on your car dashboard on a warm day.

[carowilk]

Yummy!  I can't wait to bake these tonight - my six kids will love them.  Thanks for the recipe!

[cupcake811]

Neat! The thin mints are always best sellers. The normal ones are delicious frozen! Maybe that could solve the crunch comment.... Great instructible!

[l8nite]

 I wait each year for these cookies !!  My favorite way to eat them is as a peanutbutter sandwich, I know it sounds a little odd but its soooooo good... Unfortunately my baking skills are right down there with my sewing skills = (
 but my daughter on the other hand LOVES to bake = ) so guess who's getting this FANTASTIC recipe just in time for daddys birthday......

[kfr1sby]

Thanks for the comment. These cookies are not crunchy like the normal thin mints though...so if it's the crunch you like, then you probably won't be happy with these. Though, you could probably bake the heck out of them until they are super dry...but you run the risk of burning them.

[hishealer]

*mops up drool*

[kfr1sby]

I JUST had this instructable cleaned!!

[cowscankill]

*slips on drool*

[cowscankill]

:D! No words... just a happy happy face! :D

[Lettucehead]

 Awesome! Now I don't have to wait for that time of year... Girl Scout cookie sales!

[PKM]

These look great!  Last christmas I found a fantastic type of cookie- a buttery, slightly syrupy mint cookie, with raisins in it, coated in chocolate.  Nom.  I tried making my own but they didn't turn out great- maybe I'll give these a go instead.

[Phil B]

 Very nice.  I would have expected that the mint would have been added to the chocolate rather than to the cookie dough.