Homemade Thin Mint Cookie Recipe

March 19, 2013

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I love Girls Scout Cookies! When we were younger, our Mom would let each of us pick out a box of cookies. We would hide them under our beds and savor them as long as we could! I was known to be the sneaky one in the family, and I would sneak into my sisters' rooms and find their hidden stashes of Girl Scout Cookies. I always knew the sisters who ordered Thin Mints would never notice me taking one because they came with more cookies than the other flavors. :) Now I will never have to st

Cookies:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Mint Chocolate Coating:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and mix until combined. Mix in vanilla, salt and cocoa. Add flour and mix until combined, but slightly crumbly. Chill dough...
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Nutritions

Calories
130

Sodium
39mg
1% DV

Fat
9g
14% DV

Protein
1g
2% DV

Carbs
11g
3% DV

Fiber
1g
4% DV

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