Make your own Thin Mints - better than the Girl Scouts

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Okapi42
Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
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Ok, not a low-calorie recipe, but 'tis the season to do baking. These really taste like "proper" thin mints and consist entirely of real ingredients!

For the wafers:

225g butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cocoa powder (not hot chocolate mix, real cocoa)
pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups flour

Knead the above into a smooth dough, roll out really thin (about 3-4 mm, like a pound coin ) and cut into shapes with a biscuit cutter or a glass. Transfer to baking sheets covered with baking parchment, and bake for 10 minutes at 175° C.

The wafers will be very fragile, so handle them carefully and don't use very delicate shapes.

When they're cool, melt 250g of good quality dark chocolate, mix in 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract (depending on the strength of yours, you may need more or less) and use two forks to dip the wafers. The edges of your shapes will be better defined if you let them dry on wire racks, just put something underneath to catch the dripping chocolate!

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  • Okapi42
    Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
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    And a word of warning: this makes about 100, so maybe halve the recipe!
  • begreenbe
    begreenbe Posts: 102 Member
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    Sounds yummy!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
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    And a word of warning: this makes about 100, so maybe halve the recipe!
    100 will leave you enough to gift and to keep for yourself though?
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
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    you had me at girl scout cookies!
  • ellis222
    ellis222 Posts: 59 Member
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    sounds great!
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
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    I have got to try this.
  • kelly_c_77
    kelly_c_77 Posts: 5,658 Member
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  • ann121212
    ann121212 Posts: 290 Member
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    I have a similar type of recipe :)

    60g (2oz) packaged cream cheese (the lower fat variety works just as well)
    1 1/4 cups icing sugar (umm I THINK that is called powdered sugar in USA - they type of sugar that you mix up to make cake icing)
    peppermint essence
    dark chocolate

    Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, gradually add sifted icing sugar (add more if necessary to make a stiff dough).
    Add peppermint essence to taste, then knead well.
    Dust board with icing sugar and roll out to 1/4" thick - cut into small round shapes, cover and leave 24 hours to dry.
    Melt chocolate then use 2 fork to dip/coat the mints - allow to set on foil covered trays.

    Edited to name them - Called Peppermint Creams
  • tlacox1
    tlacox1 Posts: 373 Member
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    Thin mints are my absolute favorite Girl Scout cookie so must try these! The peppermint creams sound delicious also so may be trying those as well!
  • mhotch
    mhotch Posts: 901 Member
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    bump
  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
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    Thank you! I do a ton of Holiday each year, and these sound great :)
  • Amiskron
    Amiskron Posts: 18 Member
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  • Okapi42
    Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
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    I ended up using about 400g chocolate to coat them. At 100 wafers per recipe, it works out at 53 calories each, 6g carbs, 3g fat, 1g protein, if that helps anyone.

    Mmmm, cookies. Now I just need some brown butter shortbread.
  • readanddance
    readanddance Posts: 311 Member
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    Yum! Thanks for sharing.
  • cmkile1003
    cmkile1003 Posts: 256 Member
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    Yum

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