I love Girls Scout Cookies!  When we were younger, our Mom would let each of us pick out a box of cookies.  We would hide them under our beds and savor them as long as we could!  I was known to be the sneaky one in the family, and I would sneak into my sisters’ rooms and find their hidden stashes of Girl Scout Cookies.  I always knew the sisters who ordered Thin Mints would never notice me taking one because they came with more cookies than the other flavors.   Now I will never have to steal cookies again!

 

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flourMint Chocolate Coating:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy.  Add powdered sugar and mix until combined.  Mix in vanilla, salt and cocoa.  Add flour and mix until combined, but slightly crumbly.  Chill dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.  Remove dough from the fridge and knead a few times on a lightly floured surface to warm up.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8″ in thickness.  Use a 1-1/2″ cookie cutter to cut circles of dough (or whatever shape or size you prefer).  Place cut circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Bake cookies for 9-10 minutes, or until edges are set.  Let cookies cool completely.After cookies are cool, place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.  Microwave in 30-second increments until melted.  Stir in peppermint extract until smooth.  Place cookies in the chocolate one at a time, using a fork to flip and lift cookie out of the chocolate.  Transfer the chocolate covered cookie to a baking sheet lined with wax or parchment paper.  Repeat with remaining cookies.  Let chocolate harden before serving.  You can place cookies in the refrigerator to set the chocolate faster.

(Recipe adapted from Tracey’s Culinary Adventures)

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Recipe Name: Homemade Thin Mints
Published on : 2013-03-05
Prep. Time : 35M
Cook Time : 10M
Total Time :45M

Ingredients Used : Ingredients: Cookies: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Mint Chocolate Coating: 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
Summary : I love Girls Scout Cookies! When we were younger, our Mom would let each of us pick out a box of cookies. We would hide them under our beds and savor them as long as we could!
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