Girl Scout Thin Mint Knockoffs

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

Recipe

• 1 cookie:.
• 2 use a food processor to blend dry ingredients, by pulsing.
• 3 add margarine, milk, vanilla, and mint extract and pulse until well combined.
• 4 scrape out dough, knead until all the ingredients are well incorporated.
• 5 chill in refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours, till mixture is firm.
• 6 preheat the oven to 350° and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 7 when dough is ready, roll balls about as big as a heaping teaspoon, and press them, one by one, onto the baking trays, leaving about 3 inches of space around each.
• 8 flatten each to about a quarter inch thick.
• 9 bake for 12-15 minutes.
• 10 cool on rack completely.
• 11 (note prep time includes refrigeration time).
• 12 chocolate coating:.
• 13 melt chocolate chips and margarine until smooth using a double boiler or microwave.
• 14 stir in the mint extract.
• 15 dip cooled cookies into the chocolate using your fingers or a fork. arrange cookies plates lined with parchment paper and refrigerate until coating sets.