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Girl Scout Thin Mints
You can Make Girl Scout Thin Mints cookies any time of the year with this easy copycat recipe.
👥 18 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- pan
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cookies
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Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
3
In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt with a fork. Mix well and set aside.
baking powder1 teaspoon
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In a separate mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using an electric hand or stand mixer. Mix until smooth and fully combined.
sugar1 cup
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Add egg, vanilla, and peppermint extract. Mix again until smooth.
large egg1
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Add flour mixture in, half at a time, and mix until fully combined and dough-like. It will be thick.
7
Remove dough from the bowl and place on the baking sheet with parchment paper. Using your hands, flatten the dough onto the baking sheet pressing downward.
8
Use a rolling pin to smooth and roll out the dough to about ¼ - ½ inch thick.
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Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to chill for ⏱️ 1 hour.
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When chill time is complete, begin cutting your dough.
11
Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut rounds from dough.
12
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Place cookie dough rounds on the prepared baking sheets at least 2-inches apart. Do this until your baking sheet fills up.
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Bake for 10 to ⏱️ 12 minutes.
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When done, cool the cookies on the pan to room temperature.
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When your cookies have completely cooled, prepare the chocolate topping.
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Topping
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Add the chocolate wafers to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power for ⏱️ 1 minute. When done, stir well and add the vegetable oil and peppermint extract. Microwave on 50% power for ⏱️ 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate is silky smooth.
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Using two forks or dipping tools, dip each cookie into the melted chocolate, covering it completely before placing it back on the baking sheet.
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Repeat this process, working one cookie at a time. When all cookies are covered in chocolate, place them back in the refrigerator for ⏱️ 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
221 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 cookie
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
7 g
sodium Content
71 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
37 mg
carbohydrate Content
20 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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