Chocolate Dipped Thin Mints

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thin Mints are a copycat recipe for the delicious popular mint Girl Scout cookies you now can have all year round..


This cookie recipe is really easy to make with simple ingredients and the dough can be made ahead of time and frozen.


Dipping the cookies in chocolate with the crunchy inside cookie gives them that copycat Girl Scout texture and flavor.


These cookies are perfect for the holiday cookie tray when omitting the cocoa powder and adding a hint of green to the dough for a festive look.


If you love thin mints this cookie is calling your name and it's a home run in flavor.


If you are a cookie jar cookie lover, do try my family's Everything Cookies, Chocolate Chip Shortbread recipe, Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe, and Oatmeal Cookies!


Scroll down to this easy recipe and give them a try!








Step by Step Making Thin Mint (copycat G.S. cookies)

  1. preheat the oven and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper
  2. cream the butter and sugar together for 3 minutes
  3. add the rest of the ingredients
  4. shape into logs and  freeze for 1 hour or refrigerate for several
  5. slice in 1/4 thick pieces
  6. bake 12 minutes
  7. cool dip in melted chocolate



Tips


  1. Bake on parchment paper or Silpat mat
  2. Always preheat the oven
  3. Use softened butter never margarine 
  4. always chill the dough
  5. cut only 1/4 inch thick or the cookie will stay soft
  6. Use white chocolate instead of dark for something different add holiday sprinkles
  7. Store these in an airtight container with wax paper between the cookies for freshness
  8. Always cream the sugar with butter for at least 3 to 4 minutes
  9.  the cookie will not stay fresh if you freeze them




Ingredient and measurements for Mint cookies in the printable recipe card


  • all-purpose flour
  • cornstarch
  • unsweetened cocoa powder( omit and add 2 to 4 drops of green food coloring for Christmas and St. Patricks Day)
  • brown sugar
  • butter, room temperature
  • heavy cream or half and half 
  • vanilla extract 
  • peppermint extract



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Easy To Make Thin Mints



Although these cookies don't freeze well for crispness the dough can be made ahead of time and frozen then thawed, sliced, and baked.

Remember to just tint the dough green if you want a thin mint with just color not chocolate inside for a Christmas holiday-themed color.


Chocolate Dipped Thin Mints

Chocolate Dipped Thin Mints
Yield: 30
Author: Claudia Lamascolo
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 12 MinTotal time: 32 Min
Thin Mints are a copycat recipe for the delicious popular mint Girl Scout cookies you now can have all year round.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder( omit and add 2 to 4 drops of green food coloring for Christmas and St. Patricks Day)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream or half and half
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper then set them aside.
  2. Mix cornstarch, and flour, (and cocoa powder if used to make chocolate batter-style thin mints) in a bowl together and set aside. batter
  3. Add cream together butter and sugar.
  4. Add food coloring to the milk and the extracts.
  5. Gradually, add in the flour mixture until well mixed.
  6. Shape dough into two logs, (about 1 1/2 inches high in thickness) wrap in wax paper, and freeze for at least 1 hour until dough is very firm.
  7. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
  8. Slice dough into rounds, shape with fingers if not completely round before baking, and don't cut more than 1/4 inch thick, if you cut them too thick they won't be crisp.
  9. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheets.
  10. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes till the edges are brown.
  11. Cool completely
  12. Dark Chocolate Coating
  13. 2 bags bitter-sweet (as used) or semi-sweet chips (use good-grade chocolate)
  14. 1 bar of paraffin wax melted
  15. In a microwave-safe bowl melt a half bar of paraffin wax melt in the microwave until completely melted.
  16. Add a bag of chocolate chunks and keep stirring till melted and thin.
  17. If you need more, melt the other half of the bar of wax and the bag of chocolate, and repeat the above directions.
  18. Reheat if it gets cold, a minute at a time till thin and easy to dip.
  19. Use two forks, dip the cookie into the chocolate and then transfer to wax paper to dry.
  20. Note:
  21. These do not freeze well, as the crispness will not stay intact in the cookie.

Notes

Tips


  1. Bake on parchment paper or Silpat mat
  2. Always preheat the oven
  3. Use softened butter never margarine 
  4. always chill the dough
  5. cut only 1/4 inch thick or the cookie will stay soft
  6. Use white chocolate instead of dark for something different add holiday sprinkles
  7. Store these in an airtight container with wax paper between the cookies for freshness
  8. Always cream the sugar with butter for at least 3 to 4 minutes
  9.  the cookie will not stay fresh if you freeze them


Nutrition Facts

Calories

99.56

Fat (grams)

3.61

Sat. Fat (grams)

2.22

Carbs (grams)

16.04

Fiber (grams)

0.63

Net carbs

15.41

Sugar (grams)

7.3

Protein (grams)

1.29

Sodium (milligrams)

28.54

Cholesterol (grams)

9.07

this is just an estimate disclaimer and depending on the ingredients you've used

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2015. It was edited and re-published in 2022.

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24 comments

  1. Seriously, is there anything you can't make??? I still think you should open up an Italian grocery store, it would be SO awesome.

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  2. Chocolate and mint is one of my all-time favorite combinations. I would not be able to stop eating these.

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  3. hi,claudia,i love chocolate and mint,your cookies are fabulous!have a nice sunday,bye!

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  4. Ok Claudia, now you are just plain showing off! JK No really these look super delicious. I love thin mints and have never had one home made, believe that. Ate store bought or boxes from the girl scouts. The closest I've come to eating them home made was from an Italian bakery up home. Too bad for me we don't live closer :)

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  5. WOW, what a fantastic cookies!
    Beautiful presentation...I LOVE IT!
    Ok, pack your things, I'm taking you with me to Hawaii! hehehe...
    Kiss and have a lovely Sunday!

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  6. WOW!!! These chocolates remember me the "After Eight". I love them, but I didn't think they could be made by hand. Well done ^_^
    Bye bye, have a nice sunday

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  7. Awesome cookie! I am a big fan of chocolate and mint!

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  8. I know so many people that would love these. I remember growing up these were ALWAYS everyone's favorite. I thought samaoas were the best, but everyone always loved these! wow, did you think of this on your own?? they look So good!

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  9. Homemade thin mints dipped in chocolate sound so special! Definitely perfect for St. Patrick's day!

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  10. Those looks sooo good! I wish I had one now to go with my cup of coffee!

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  11. Delicious combination, they are irresistible!

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  12. wow, they looks so amazing! They would make lovely gifts too!!!! Great job Claudia!

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  13. Oh...and with Girl Scout cookies selling here for the past 3 weeks, these will make up for the lack of them when the cookie sales end soon.

    Cookie + Chocolate + Mint = TILT!!!!

    Got Milk????

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  14. Thanks everyone for your kind and wonderful comments.

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  15. Great idea! I'd love to make my own chocolate covered mint cookies. Yum.

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  16. this sounds better than the GS mint - looks better too

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  17. These look and sound amazing. Anything with chocolate and mint is just perfection.

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  18. Congratulations for your blog and for the Italian recipes that propose link and you will still see you, hello Max

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  19. These look so good, Do you know how many girl scout thin mints I just bought? I'll just buy 1 box next time and make the rest!

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  20. Magnificent! I love chocmint biscuits, and I have only ever eaten the shopbought kind. Now I am longing to try these!

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  21. You made thin mints! Wow! My mouth is wide open. elicious. Scrumptious. You actually made these grand thin mints.

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  22. Claudia, this is inspired! How do you come up with these ideas?! I LOVE THIS!!! One buzz is not enough :D

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  23. These cookies/mints are so cute!!! What a great idea.

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