Girl Scout Thin Mints
Intro: Girl Scout Thin Mints
Thin Mints are my personal favorite of all the girl scout cookies. The only problem with them? $4.00 a box! And there only available once a year. This recipe is super easy and they taste pretty close to the original.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup +1/2 tablespoon butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp mint extract (split)
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
Ingredients:
1/2 cup +1/2 tablespoon butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp mint extract (split)
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
STEP 1: Mix the Wet Stuff
Beat 1/2 cup butter until creamy
Add the sugar, and beat until mixed well
Beat in egg and 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
Add the sugar, and beat until mixed well
Beat in egg and 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
STEP 2: Mix the Dry Stuff
Sift flour, cocoa, and salt together into a small bowl
Add half of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beat well
Add second half of the flour mixture to the bowl, beat well
Add half of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beat well
Add second half of the flour mixture to the bowl, beat well
STEP 3: Divide and Conquer
Place half of the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap
Form the dough into a cylinder approximately 1 1/2 inch diameter
Wrap in plastic wrap
Repeat with other half of dough
Freeze dough for at least 1 hour
Form the dough into a cylinder approximately 1 1/2 inch diameter
Wrap in plastic wrap
Repeat with other half of dough
Freeze dough for at least 1 hour
STEP 4: Cut and Bake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Remove one cylinder from freezer at a time
Slice 1/4 inch thick pieces with very sharp knife
Place on cookie sheets (they will not spread much so you can put them pretty close to one another)
Bake 8- 10 minutes
Remove one cylinder from freezer at a time
Slice 1/4 inch thick pieces with very sharp knife
Place on cookie sheets (they will not spread much so you can put them pretty close to one another)
Bake 8- 10 minutes
STEP 5:
While cookies are in oven melt 1/2 tablespoon butter and the semisweet chocolate in the microwave stirring ever 20 seconds
Add 1/2 teaspoon mint extract to chocolate and stir in (taste the chocolate and add more mint if needed)
Dip cookies into chocolate, I used two forks to help spread the chocolate but do whatever works for you
Let cool and harden completely
Add 1/2 teaspoon mint extract to chocolate and stir in (taste the chocolate and add more mint if needed)
Dip cookies into chocolate, I used two forks to help spread the chocolate but do whatever works for you
Let cool and harden completely
STEP 6: Enjoy!
Enjoy your delicious Thin Mint cookies.
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6 Comments
Hayden’sIdeasAndCreations 5 years ago
newkid010101 7 years ago
These are so delicious! They taste like the real thing!
kimhill 10 years ago
The_whippet 10 years ago
*is immediately proven wrong*
kkat567 10 years ago
Kathryn.H 10 years ago