While I am wholeheartedly in favor of supporting your local Girl Scout troops whenever and as frequently as possible, more than once I’ve found myself craving a very particular mint chocolate cookie, but not a single troop member to be found anywhere nearby. When your cookie obsessions run as deeply as mine do, this gets to be a real problem, really fast. So I did what any cookie-obsessed baker would do, and I’ve developed my own copycat Thin Mint Cookie recipe.
It’s a little dangerous how quickly, easily, and inexpensively you can now have copycat thin mints in your very own kitchen. Sweet, thin, chocolate cookies drenched in dark chocolate with just the right amount of mint flavor. I start with a simple chocolate cookie base (adapted from my Galaxy Cookies) which is the perfect crisp, chocolatey base for these copycat thin mints. The dough will need to chill for an hour before rolling it out, but once it has chilled it’s easy to manage and can be cut into any shape or thickness you desire (if you like a thicker cookie base you can certainly adjust, but I like keeping them thin, because, you know, “Thin” Mints).
Tips for Making Copycat Thin Mint Cookies
The chocolate dough for this recipe is fairly dry, make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl so that all ingredients are well-incorporated. Make sure that you use “peppermint” extract and not “mint” extract. The “mint” version tends to taste like spearmint, which is not what you want for these cookies. Because the extract has the potential to completely seize your dark chocolate coating, and ruin it, I recommend melting it with a small amount of shortening before stirring it in to your melted chocolate (instructions are in the recipe). I have never had my chocolate seize when doing it this way, so don’t skip this step! Sprinkles on top are totally optional, but it’s a great way to make them holiday-friendly (how perfect are they for St. Patrick’s Day!)
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