Homemade Thin Mints
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 10 portions
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 3/4 stick butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbps milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp mint extract
Topping
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tsp mint extract
Instructions
Cookies
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Mix together flour, cocoa, salt and soda.
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In a separate bowl, cream butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat for one minute.
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Add milk, vanilla and mind then beat and additional minute.
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Slowly add the dry ingredients while beating.
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Once mixture is well-combined use your hands to form into a ball.
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Roll the dough into a log and wrap in waxed paper. Chill for 2 hours.
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Slice into thin rounds and place on parchment. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
Topping
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Melt chocolate in a bowl set in simmering water, add mint.
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Once cookies have cooled and become crispy, coat their tops in chocolate by dipping them or smearing with icing knife
Recipe Notes
Original recipe can be found here
