Aspie Recipes: Making Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

By Nathan Young on March 6, 2013

One of my favorite Girl Scout cookies is the Thin Mints! I always get a couple of boxes when they go on sale every year. But for the other eleven months; I get that craving for them every once in a while. So I decided to make some homemade thin mint cookies. You are going to like these! Here’s what you need:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
14 Andes mints
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter

1. In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter until creamy. Then add the sugar and egg and mix well!

2. Sift flour, cocoa powder, and salt together in another bowl.

3. Add flour mixture into butter mixture by halves. Mix well after each addition.

4. Melt the 14 Andes mints in the microwave for around 30 seconds to one minute. Then add the melted mints to mixture.

5. Divide dough in half. Then knead dough on a lightly floured surface.

6. Roll dough into two 1 1/2 inch diameter cylinders. Wrap each cylinder in wax paper and refrigerate for five hours.

7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice 1/4 inch thick pieces with a sharp knife.

8. Place pieces onto a cookie sheet and bake for around 10-12 minutes. At the same time, melt 1/4 cup butter and chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a microwave.