CrabGrassAcres Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I haven't tried these yet but they sure sound yummy Homemade Thin Mints 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1/3 cup milk (any kind) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 tsp peppermint extract In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. With the mixer on low speed, add in the milk and the extracts. Mixture will look curdled. Gradually, add in the flour mixture until fully incorporated. Shape dough into two logs, about 1 1/2 inches (or about 4 cm) in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1-2 hours, until dough is very firm. Preheat oven to 375F. Slice dough into rounds not more than 1/4 inch thick - if they are too thick, they will not be as crisp - and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Cookies will not spread very much, so you can put them quite close together. Bake for 13-15 minutes, until cookies are firm at the edges. Cool cookies completely on a wire rack before dipping in chocolate. Dark Chocolate Coating 10-oz dark or semisweet chocolate 1/2 cup butter, room temperature In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and butter. Melt on high power in the microwave, stirring every 45-60 seconds, until chocolate is smooth. Chocolate should have a consistency somewhere between chocolate syrup and fudge for a thin coating. Dip each cookie in melted chocolate, turn with a fork to coat, then transfer to a piece of parchment paper or wax paper to set up for at least 30 minutes, or until chocolate is cool and firm. Reheat chocolate as needed to keep it smooth and easy to dip into. Makes 3 1/2-4 dozen cookies. Article printed from Baking Bites: http://bakingbites.com URL to article: http://bakingbites.com/2005/10/thin-minties/ Link to comment
Deb2of9 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thank you for sharing.....My daughter says that if someone has a recipe for Samoas, we would have recipes for our two favorite girl scout cookies. Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Samoas are my favorites too. Don't know if the recipe is as good as the cookies, but here one is. http://bakingbites.com/2008/01/homemade-gi...cookies-samoas/ Link to comment
Deb2of9 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thank you. We will have to give both of these recipes a try. Might even be worth it trying them when we have the originals. We just got our girl scout cookies from this year. ( My neice is in girl scouts.) Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Link to comment
PoGo Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 We just bought girl scout cookies, too. I'll have to try these recipes later. They sound good! Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Do let us know how they taste! I'm afraid to try them right now cause I really don't need a pig out and that is what will happen. Link to comment
Crazy4Canning Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Oooohhhh. Thank you! I can't wait to try these. I needed an excuse to go buy quality peppermint extract. Link to comment
iamclose Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Dollar General has these cookies that are similar to girl scout cookies. They are not exact but they are good. They are called Fudge Caramel Coconut Cookies. They are around $1.25 per box. They are delish!!! Link to comment
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