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Thin Mint Cookies Recipe

Recipe by: 106a802496d678ba

"If you love chocolate and mint you are sure to love this homemade version of the Girl Scout Cookies."
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  • 1In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine until creamy. Add the sugar, and beat until mixed well. Beat in egg and mint extract.
  • 2Sift flour, cocoa, and salt together into a small bowl. Add flour mixture by halves into creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • 3Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface roll dough into two 1 1/2 inch diameter cylinders. Wrap each cylinder in waxed paper, and refrigerate 5 hours.
  • 4Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thirty minutes prior to baking, place both cylinders in freezer.
  • 5Remove one cylinder at a time, and slice 1/4 inch thick pieces with very sharp knife. Place on cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
  • 6Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine and the semisweet chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Drizzle over warm cookies. Place on wire racks, and let cool and harden completely.
Ingredients
  • 18 servings
  • 175 cals
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
  • 3 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    175
    9%
  • Fat:
    9.8
    15%
  • Carbs:
    21.7
    7%
  • Protein:
    2.1
    4%
  • Cholesterol:
    31
    10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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