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Homemade Thin Mint Cookiesby scoochmaroo on September 21, 2009

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Homemade Thin Mint Cookies ....................................................................................................

Intro: Homemade Thin Mint Cookies ............................................................................................

Step 1: Ingredients .........................................................................................................

Step 2: Make cookie dough ...................................................................................................

Step 3: Freeze ............................................................................................................

Step 4: Bake ..............................................................................................................

Step 5: Prepare Coating .....................................................................................................

Step 6: Dip ...............................................................................................................

Step 7: Enjoy .............................................................................................................

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Author:scoochmaroo My fan page

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Intro: Homemade Thin Mint CookiesThe ultimate Thin Mint style Girl Scout Cookie Recipe. Tried and tested, this is the ultimate culmination of all the recipes out there for perfect imitation Thin Mints.

Over the summer, my brother and Ispent weeks trying out different thin mint recipes and techniques and comparing notes so we could devise the perfect imitation.Several of the tips and tricks herein are a result of trial and error. We made them from scratch, and from mixes. Added the mint to the cookie and to the coating. Rollthe dough into tubes for cutting and rolled it flat to use with cutters. Froze the dough, refrigerated the dough, ate immediately and stored for days.

I hereby submit to you our final (and I believe perfect)interpretation of the Girl Scout's classic to test and enjoy!

Step 1:IngredientsChocolate Cookie Wafers

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package fudge cake mix3 tablespoons shortening, melted1/2 cup cake flour, measured then sifted1 egg3 tablespoons waternonstick cooking spray

Coating3 (12 ounce) bags semi-sweet chocolate chips3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract6 tablespoons shortening
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Step 2:Make cookie doughCombine chocolate wafer ingredients in a bowl until well mixed. You may need to get your hands in there!

On a surface lightly dusted with f lour, shape dough into two logs, about 1 1/2 inches (or about 4 cm) in diameter.

Step 3:FreezeWrap in plastic wrap, waxed paper or parchment and freeze for at least 1-2 hours, until dough is very f irm and can be sliced into wafers.


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Step 4:BakePreheat oven to 375F.

Slice dough into rounds not more than 1/4 inch thick - if they are too thick, they will not be as crisp - and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

These cookies are firm and will not spread very much, so you can put them quite close together.

Bake for 13-15 minutes, until cookies are firm at the edges. Cool cookies completely on a wire rack before dipping in chocolate.

Step 5:Prepare CoatingCombine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl.

Heat on 50 percent power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an addition minute.

Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth consistency, continue to nuke in 30-second intervals until smooth.


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Step 6:DipUse a fork to dip each wafer in the chocolate.

Tap the fork on the edge of the bowl so that the excess chocolate runs off, and then place the cookies side-by-side on a wax paper-lined baking sheet.

Refrigerate until firm.

Step 7:EnjoyThese taste best after they've been refrigerated for a day, but of course, I recommend trying some now, and saving some for the next day so you can be properly assuof this.

Store these in an airtight container in the fridge for a week or two. Or freeze them for up to a month! They're great right out of the freezer too. But once they're in theopen air, they will start to melt, so nom fast!


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piperjon says: Mar 7, 2010. 3:46 PM REPI'm not worthy! I'm not worrrthyyy!!

I believe you have broken the code, Scooch. Once again, you are Ruler of the Roost, and Countess of the Cookie!

Pj

pjamestx says: Jan 25, 2011. 2:16 PM REPWe just made our second batch of these. Instead of using the tube/slice method, we rolled them out flat between two pieces of waxed paper (which meantwe only needed a couple of minutes to chill them down, since they were so thin). Then we used a cookie cutter and re-rolled and cut the leftover dough acouple of times, until we had made our quote, then made one giant cookie from the scraps (not, uh, not so good, don't do that).

We were able to get the cookies crazy thin by using this method, so we could really control the cookie/chocolate ratio. Give it a try next time!

scoochmaroo says: Jan 25, 2011. 2:39 PM REPWell, I did recently acquire mad knife skills, so I'm pretty good with a chiffonade, but I'll give your method a try!

jcomtois says: Feb 18, 2011. 6:08 AM REPDo you have a version of the "old" thin mints? Those were the same as current GS cookies, but they had a thin layer of mint cream on top of the cookie,

under the chocolate coating.

scoochmaroo says: Feb 18, 2011. 9:33 AM REPI don't, but on Sunday or Monday I'll be publishing a mint pattie candy type thing, and the recipe for that would be perfect!

elenaran says: Feb 23, 2011. 2:11 PM REPI'm confused as to what "trial and error" the author actually went through, as this is a word-for-word copy of a thin mint recipe from topsecretrecipes.com

The pictures are helpful though
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rawknexstuff says: Mar 11, 2011. 2:42 PM REPMaybe that website got it from here? I don't know, just guessing.

snickers123 says: Mar 2, 2011. 4:38 PM REPYOU HAVE 3 (12 ounce) bags semi-sweet chocolate chipsAND 3/4 TEASPOON OF MINT ARE YOU MEANING 3- 12 OZ BAGS EQUAL TO 36 OZ OR 12OZ ONLY i DID 3/4 TEASPOON OF MINT AND 12 OZ OFCHOCLATE AND IT SEAZED ON ME TWICE. PLEASE EXPLAIN THANK YOU

rainbowkey says: Feb 21, 2011. 4:21 PM REPTry using coconut oil with the chocolate instead of shortening for a less melty coating

flameproof says: Dec 21, 2009. 9:27 AM REPReally nice, but one caveat: please remember to continue to support your local Girl Scouts by purchasing their delicious, one-of-a-kinddelectables whencookie selling season comes. Your support helps to fund Girl Scouting activities and without that support Girl Scouts could not continue to be the positiveinfluence it has been on millions of young girls.

Also: consider shopping elsewhere than This Place .

ConcernedMushroom says: Jan 25, 2011. 4:30 AM REPI would like nothing more than being able to once again support the Gir l Scouts by purchasing their cookies every year, however, all of their cookies nocontain hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils or interesterrif ied oils . These oils are otherwise known as trans-fats and are EXTREMELY bad foyour long term health. The adverse effects of transfats on your cardiovascular system have been compared to the adverse effects that cigarette smokinhas on your respiratory system.Yes, I have written to the company and told them my family would not purchase their products unless these very harmful chemicals were removed. Sofar, no change...I check the ingredients list of their cookies almost every year. :(

spark master says: Feb 17, 2011. 10:43 AM REPwhile I agree , you better not use any mixes cause they all use those bad things and even whipping cream has Mono and Di glycerides added to i t,(check it out I was a taken back when I saw the ingredients list go past cream).

porcupinemamma says: Dec 21, 2009. 1:02 PM REPAbsolutely! We call "Girl Scouts "in Canada, "Girl Guides".A friend sells them at work and the rest of us buy them by the case and freeze them.Then...poof! they are gone. Schoochie's recipe will t ide us over until the next sale. P.S. I was a Guide, and it was a really positive experience for me.My daughter was ready to get her Gold Star, when we lived in Michigan but we moved back to Canada. Companionship and leadership skills are just twof the benefits of being part of the scouting movement. and...(be still my heart) Harrison ford was a Boy Scout.

canida says: Dec 21, 2009. 11:23 AM REPOh, I do. ;)Unfortunately they don't sell them year-round, though! I'm going to use this recipe to fill in the gaps.

zieak says: Mar 7, 2010. 1:11 AM REPI was a little discouraged when i read a note that came with the Girl Scout cookies i bought this year. It said the troop got 45 cents from each boxsold. At $4 a box, their profit is horrible. Ilove the cookies but next year i might just consider a donation of $10. It would cost me far less money, ttroop would get more money, and i would save a few thousand calories from my diet!

imthemomthatswhy says: Mar 14, 2011. 8:19 PM REPThere are two manufacturer for all girl scout cookies: Little Brownie Bakers and ABC Bakers. They make NO money off girl scout cookies. Thesare two major cookie manufactures (under a different name...one is Keebler) so they can afford to not make a profi t on us. They only get enougmoney to cover the production costs (about $.88/box). Our cookies are $4 (prices are set by the council). Of that $4, $.75 goes to the troop, $.1goes to the individual girl in the form of incentives (my daughter pays her own way to summer camp every summer), $2.22 goes to support thelocal council (scholarships, financial aid for girls to join scouts, camps, and so on). So while the troop doesn't get that much, the girls benefit froa lot more. Every council sets their own prices and the cookies they choose to sell. They also set how the money is divided. As a troop leader, ware always more than willing to accept your donations, so please feel free to do that. I just didn't want to you think poorly of the cookies. I used tuntil I became a leader and realized the benefit. Besided the money... the gir ls benefit greatly to this experience.http://girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/

ElvenChild says: Feb 9, 2011. 1:18 PM REPgood idea

electrobrandino says: Jan 27, 2011. 10:33 AM REPMy wifes method to these would be

1.) Fill out form.2.) Wait Forever.3.) Fork out the cash.4.) Recieve box of slightly melted together cookies (which still taste good! )

I like your method more though :)
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noryette says: Feb 15, 2011. 9:11 AM REPThis used to be my method, but not after seeing this instructable!

ElvenChild says: Feb 9, 2011. 1:14 PM REPoh yeah I forgot to comment awhile back when I made these they are amazing but be sure to coat the entire thing in chocolate or else i t wont taste as good

axegrrl says: Feb 4, 2011. 4:36 PM REPWhen I was a kid, there was a layer of white minty filling between the cookie and the chocolate coating. My mom said that when she was a kid, the thin minreally were mints -- not cookies at all! Have you ever tried re-creating those?

Shany120 says: Jan 28, 2011. 12:14 PM REPYUMMY (nom nom) I wanna make them!!!

kemper says: Jan 28, 2011. 10:19 AM REPI tried the reserving of 1/4 cup of choco chips, and it worked great!

thanks for the advice!

Carleyy says: Jan 27, 2011. 12:23 PM REPom nom nom

12150w says: Jan 27, 2011. 8:15 AM REPThere seems to be a lot of cookie recipes popping up recently on Instructables, HOORAY

catsnw says: Jan 26, 2011. 3:56 PM REPWhere did you get your mixing bowl? I broke my mom's and she had one exactly l ike it.THANKS!

scoochmaroo says: Jan 26, 2011. 6:11 PM REPI broke this one too!!!! I'm SO sad. I bought it from Pampered Chef, and I loved it because it had a lid for it too. I've since replaced it with a stainless steKitchenaid mixing bowl. Less likely for me to break :D

krysteanuh says: Jan 26, 2011. 2:29 PM REPCall the Pope, we ought to make Scoochmaroo a saint for this 'ible.

And to think I spent $20 on 5 boxes today! Thanks so much! :D

BeSomebody says: Jan 26, 2011. 12:28 PM REPWow definitely creative. Yumm!

iminthebathroom says: Jan 26, 2011. 12:18 PM REPoh no! now the girl guides in my area will suffer financially, cause before this recipe i think i was there cash cow! awesome cookies

bowmaster says: Jan 26, 2011. 7:30 AM REPSweet, now I don't need to fork over my money to those little brats!!!

stormthirst says: Jan 25, 2011. 7:49 PM REPBut are they made of real Girl Scouts?(Quote from the Addams Family)

daleth says: Jan 24, 2011. 3:52 PM REPWe're going to try these soon, but I just wanted to point out an idea about the chocolate's melty-ness: tempering chocolate!http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/155/Tempering-Chocolate
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penmark says: Dec 10, 2010. 5:13 AM REPThanks for the instructions! Now I can make my own and not have to help out kids!

Meragness says: Aug 24, 2010. 1:09 PM REPthey taste just like thin mints!!!!!! i am a girl scout also I was able to do it with 1/3 the amount of stuff for the coating (i used a double boiler, not microwave)and had chocolate left over

jenjenbug says: Dec 21, 2009. 8:04 AM REPI'm going to propose we make these next year at our cookie exchange!I don't think I'll have any opposition to the idea. Do you and your brother also likeSamoas? Maybe you could hook aGirl Scout cookie-lovahup with a recipe for those. =)

Sabata says: Dec 21, 2009. 8:24 AM REPI second the nomination for Samoas. They are SOOOO good. Even better than Thin Mints and Tagalongs. 8-)

Saturn V says: Jun 27, 2010. 1:11 PM REPSamoas are way up there, but thin mints are a veryclose second.

jenjenbug says: Dec 21, 2009. 11:18 AM REPYou got that right!

haventmadeabombyet says: May 21, 2010. 1:27 PM REPWeeeeell, Ihave just attempted this recipe. Unfortunately I don't have a microwave, so I tried to assemble a double-boiler from the pots and such Ihad. Idon't really know what went wrong (there were a lot of little errors and I don't know which one did it), but the chocolate was more like icing that liquid. So Iiced the tops of the cookies and I think they taste pretty good. Thanks for the instructable!

acidbass says: Apr 19, 2010. 8:57 AM REPThank you you have just answered my moms request for thin mints now i have to make them secretly and surprise her

raimen says: Mar 22, 2010. 10:34 PM REPJust spent the last few hours working on these, they're in the fridge now and I can't wait to try them. I'll update when Ido :)~R

raimen says: Mar 23, 2010. 8:20 PM REPThey are delicious! (and almost gone xD)

Thank you very much for the recipe, can't wait to make them again :D

kNeXFreek says: Mar 20, 2010. 10:08 AM REPI LOVVV YOU OMG I WILL MAKE SOME TODAY THANKYOU!!!!!!

scoochmaroo says: Mar 20, 2010. 10:51 AM REPThey really are indistinguishable from the real thing on the second day. The magic seems to happen in the fridge overnight.

kNeXFreek says: Mar 20, 2010. 10:52 AM REPOk! Sounds good, i can be very patient :) im just worried about my sister seeing them in the fridge. She loves thin mints. I will have to hide them inthe fridge!

SirBrittanicvs says: Mar 13, 2010. 2:42 PM REPYou're forgetting the key ingredient: addictive additive.

frollard says: Mar 7, 2010. 10:43 AM REPI love girl scout cookies, and the new hersheys york iteration with the mint cream in the middle...Trouble Ialways have with them is the huge saturated fat,and seeing this recipe it makes perfect sense - the shortening!

Iwould make these but Iknow Iwould basically be unable to stop myself from eating my recommended yearly intake of everything bad in one sitting :D
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Plasmana says: Mar 7, 2010. 1:51 AM REPWow, I will deffo give those a go when I go back to my college, most students (and staff !) looove chocolate, so Ill probably have to make them secretly... :P

Thanks for the recipe!

T3h_Muffinator says: Mar 6, 2010. 10:58 PM REPJust made these tonight for my friend's birthday - they were delicious!

I had lots of leftover chocolate, though. Maybe you don't need the full 32 oz? (or maybe I didn't put enough chocolate on my cookies ;)

Thanks scooch!

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