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Copycat Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies Recipe

Oh! That Girl Scout Cookie time of year! It doesn’t come around often enough, does it? The kids will be thrilled to know that we can now have an unlimited supply of Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies!

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You’ll be shocked at how easy it is to make your own Thin Mint Cookies. That could be just a little bit dangerous!

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You can cream the butter and sugar by hand but it’s much faster — and less tiring — if you use the hand mixer 🙂

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Don’t whisk the dry ingredients too vigorously or you’ll have them all over the counter instead of in the bowl. Yes, I’m speaking from experience!

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You can unwrap the dough to slice it, or leave it wrapped and undo it as you place the circles on the parchment paper.

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Make sure to give the cookies space to expand while they cook.

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You could eat these right out of the oven but then you’d miss out on dipping them in that yummy melted chocolate!

Copycat Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies Recipe
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: True Couponing
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Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup softened Butter
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 3/4 tsp Peppermint Extract
  • 8 oz Dipping Chocolate
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Whisk together flour, cocoa, and salt.
  4. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add in egg and peppermint and mix until blended.
  6. Slowly add flour mixture into creamed mixture.
  7. Shape dough into a 1 1/2″ – 2″ round cylynder and wrap in wax or parchment paper.
  8. Place in freezer for 1 hour to firm up.
  9. You can cut down the length of an empty paper towel roll and wrap it around the dough to help it stay more round.
  10. Slice into 1/4″ thick cookies.
  11. Place on prepared sheet.
  12. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
  13. Allow to cool.
  14. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  15. Melt chocolate by microwaving 45 seconds then stirring and repeating until chocolate is smooth and melted.
  16. Dip cookies in the chocolate and lift out with a fork shaking off excess.
  17. Place the cookies on prepared sheet and allow to set.

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