Girl Scout Thin Mint Knockoffs
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
48 cookies
ingredients
-
Cookie
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
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Chocolate Coating
- 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
directions
-
Cookie:
- Use a food processor to blend dry ingredients, by pulsing.
- Add margarine, milk, vanilla, and mint extract and pulse until well combined.
- Scrape out dough, knead until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
- Chill in refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours, till mixture is firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- When dough is ready, roll balls about as big as a heaping teaspoon, and press them, one by one, onto the baking trays, leaving about 3 inches of space around each.
- Flatten each to about a quarter inch thick.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Cool on rack completely.
- (Note prep time includes refrigeration time).
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Chocolate coating:
- Melt chocolate chips and margarine until smooth using a double boiler or microwave.
- Stir in the mint extract.
- Dip cooled cookies into the chocolate using your fingers or a fork. Arrange cookies plates lined with parchment paper and refrigerate until coating sets.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DH of 32 years & I are (most of the time) empty nesters, with 2 DD & 2 DS (ages 29, 27, & twins 23). Have lived in the Sioux Falls, SD area since 1984.
As the oldest daughter of a working mom, having to get supper started was the beginning of my love of cooking. Learning & experimenting with what to "throw in" is half the fun, and anyone who says they can't cook is really saying they don't have the patience or interest (IMHO)! ;-) Using fresh produce from the garden is absolutely my favorite thing to do - winter in South Dakota can get loooong with "cardboard" produce from the grocer. Having grown up in the service, we were exposed to lots of different cultural foods. With a mom who also loved to cook, variety & trying new foods was a true treat!
DD (grrrl genius) joined RecipeZaar at the same time I did, and she'd like me to get *all* my recipes uploaded and use the site, rather than my sending paper copies. We'll see how quickly I accomplish that !