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Thin Mint Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Lauren

"If you love chocolate and mint you are sure to love this homemade version of the Girl Scout Cookies."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 19 stars. This recipe average a 4 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 3 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
  • 3 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine until creamy. Add the sugar, and beat until mixed well. Beat in egg and mint extract.
  2. Sift flour, cocoa, and salt together into a small bowl. Add flour mixture by halves into creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
  3. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface roll dough into two 1 1/2 inch diameter cylinders. Wrap each cylinder in waxed paper, and refrigerate 5 hours.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thirty minutes prior to baking, place both cylinders in freezer.
  5. Remove one cylinder at a time, and slice 1/4 inch thick pieces with very sharp knife. Place on cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
  6. Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine and the semisweet chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Drizzle over warm cookies. Place on wire racks, and let cool and harden completely.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by Aunt Mikie
My family went crazy over these delights. After freezing, I sliced dough on my electric food... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2006 by ROCKSTARLOVIN
I have to disagree with some reviews, my cookies were amazing! I had read that they were dry,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2005 by Renee Ercol
I had to give this recipe three stars because of the chocolate coating. I followed the recipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2004 by RYERYE1
YUMMY MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2005 by PHONETEK
Maybe I expected too much because of the prior reviews but I thought the texture just was too... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2004 by JENBON
Unbelievable! This tastes exactly like Thin Mints (Girl Scout version)! Just make sure you... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2003 by SIT_BUDDY
After our cookie sales had ended, I gathered our GS troop for this homemade version. I had... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2002 by EMILY WOLFE
A real hit with friends. I drizzle the icing over the cookies in a zig-zag pattern using a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2008 by Jessica Dudley
They really do taste and look like the Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies....and you get a lot more... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2006 by Armywife2312
Excellent recipe. I always add more mint than called for. I like these better than Girl Scout... MORE

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