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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cookies 17g

Recipe makes 108 cookies)

Calories 78
Calories from Fat 42 (53%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 4.7g 7%
Saturated Fat 2.3g 11%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 2mg 0%
Sodium 41mg 1%
Potassium 51mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 10.0g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 2%
Sugars 7.0g
Protein 0.8g 1%

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Girl Scout Thin Mints Recipe

Recipe #33998 | 2½ hours | 2 hours prep | add private note

By: spatchcock
Jul 15, 2002

I love these cookies when Girl Scouts sell them, and I just found the recipe on TSR! I can't wait to make them, but I thought i'd share them first!

108 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Chocolate Cookie Wafers

Coating

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine the cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the water a little bit at a time until the dough forms.
  2. 2
    Cover and chill for 2 hours.
  3. 3
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. 4
    On a lightly floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough to just under 1/16 of an inch thick.
  5. 5
    To cut, use a lid from a spice container with a 1 1/2-inch diameter.
  6. 6
    Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with a light coating on non-stick spray.
  7. 7
    Bake for 10 minutes.
  8. 8
    Remove the wafers from the oven and cool completely.
  9. 9
    Combine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl.
  10. 10
    Heat on 50 percent power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an addition minute.
  11. 11
    Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth consistency, continue to zap in microwave in 30-second intervals until smooth.
  12. 12
    Use 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.
  13. 13
    Refrigerate until firm.

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From: Chef #621716

On Dec 21, 2007

These really need 12 or maybe 27 stars, not just 5! They are so amazing - just like the girl scout ones. At first glance, I couldn't see how the dough would make 100 cookies, but it just kept going and going! For half I used milk chocolate to make the coating, then the other half I used white chocolate...and holy crap, they were awesome! I should've taken pictures, because they were gorgeous...I drizzled the opposite chocolate over each color and took them to a cookie swap - no one believed that I made them! I'm wondering if I used 3 tablespoons of coffee instead of water in the wafers, if it would come out like a minty mocha chocolate flavor...I will definately try that next...like the starbucks coffee...yum.

1 person found this review helpful

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  • From: leenie<3

    On Nov 11, 2006

    MMMMMMM THESE R REALLY GOOD[: TASTY & EASY I LOVED THEM ! THANX ALOT!!![:

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  • From: spatchcock

    On Aug 6, 2002

    Hi! I did make these last week and they are REALLY just like the GS thin mints. I tended to make the wafers too thin, so don't be tempted to roll them too much. As a result of my making them too thin, I burned a batch, but with that mint-chocolate coating you could hardly tell! Another goodie from TSR! Anyway, just thought i would let everyone know I did try this and this is what they're like!

    4 people found this review helpful

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  • From: fat-sissy

    On Nov 3, 2004

    These were delicious! The only thing I did differently was instead of rolling dough, I used a small cookie scoop to make dough balls and then flattened them before baking. It made larger cookies than the traditional thin mint, but it made it easier I thought.

    2 people found this review helpful

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