Make your own Thin Mints - better than the Girl Scouts

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!