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Homemade Thin Mints
These Thin Mints are way better than the popular boxed version! Perfectly crispy chocolaty cookies are sweetened with just the right amount of mint!
👥 17 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
beat
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Beat together 4 ounces unsalted butter, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract, and ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until combined and fluffy.
unsalted butter (room temperature)4 ounces
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mix
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Sift 1 cup all-purpose flour and ¼ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder into a small mixing bowl. Stir in ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix until a dough forms, scraping the side of the bowl as necessary while mixing to ensure the flour is mixed well with the butter.
all-purpose flour1 cup
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chill
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Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a piece of plastic wrap. Flatten it into a disk, wrap well, and refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 30 minutes and up to ⏱️ 1 hour.
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roll
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When the dough is firm but still malleable, remove it from the refrigerator and roll it into a ¼ inch thick on a cocoa-dusted surface. Cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter. Reroll the scraps and keep cutting out cookies until the dough is gone.
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freeze
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Place the cookies in a container or a lined baking sheet and freeze for about ⏱️ 15 minutes.
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bake
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. When the oven is ready, place cookies on another parchment-lined baking sheet 1-2 inches apart and bake for ⏱️ 15 minutes.
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cool
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Remove from the oven, and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for ⏱️ 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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melt
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Combine 8 ounces chocolate melting wafers, ¼ teaspoon coconut oil, and ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract in a heatproof bowl, set it over a pot of simmering water, and stir until the chocolate is completely melted.
chocolate melting wafers8 ounces
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dip
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Dip cooled cookies in the melted chocolate using a fork, then turn to coat both sides. Tap excess chocolate off and place coated cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Allow the chocolate coating to dry completely at room temperature or refrigerate to speed it up.
Nutrition Facts
calories
161 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
11 g
sodium Content
20 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
14 mg
carbohydrate Content
18 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3.4 g
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