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Behold. The THIN MINTS
For years the Thin Mints dominated the sales of Girl Scout Cookies. But for reasons unknown, one of the most popular cookies they ever sold was simply discontinued! However, I've found a clone of them from Top Secret Recipies.com
It makes a ton of cookies, and to be honest I haven't tried it yet. Only because I'm allergic to chocolate, so I dont' have that much of a reason to make a crap ton of chocolate cookies. If anyone decides to try it out, you'll have to let me know how close it is to the original.
Chocolate Cookie Wafers
1 18.25-ounce package Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix
3 tablespoons shortening, melted
1/2 cup cake flour, measured then sifted
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
Non-stick cooking spray
Coating
3 12-ounce bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
6 tablespoons shortening
1. Combine the cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the water a little bit at a time until the dough forms. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough to just under 1/16 of an inch thick. To cut, use a lid from a spice container with a 1 1/2-inch diameter (Schilling brand is good.) Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with a light coating on non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the wafers from the oven and cool completely.
4. Combine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave - safe glass or ceramic bow. Heat on 50 percent power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an addition minute. Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth consistency, continue to zap in microwave in 30-second intervals until smooth.
5. Use a fork to dip each wafer in the chocolate, tap the fork on the edge of the bowl so that the excess chocolate runs off, and then place the cookies side-by-side on a wax paper - lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.
2. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Makes 108 cookies.
For years the Thin Mints dominated the sales of Girl Scout Cookies. But for reasons unknown, one of the most popular cookies they ever sold was simply discontinued! However, I've found a clone of them from Top Secret Recipies.com
It makes a ton of cookies, and to be honest I haven't tried it yet. Only because I'm allergic to chocolate, so I dont' have that much of a reason to make a crap ton of chocolate cookies. If anyone decides to try it out, you'll have to let me know how close it is to the original.
Chocolate Cookie Wafers
1 18.25-ounce package Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix
3 tablespoons shortening, melted
1/2 cup cake flour, measured then sifted
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
Non-stick cooking spray
Coating
3 12-ounce bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
6 tablespoons shortening
1. Combine the cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the water a little bit at a time until the dough forms. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough to just under 1/16 of an inch thick. To cut, use a lid from a spice container with a 1 1/2-inch diameter (Schilling brand is good.) Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with a light coating on non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the wafers from the oven and cool completely.
4. Combine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave - safe glass or ceramic bow. Heat on 50 percent power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an addition minute. Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth consistency, continue to zap in microwave in 30-second intervals until smooth.
5. Use a fork to dip each wafer in the chocolate, tap the fork on the edge of the bowl so that the excess chocolate runs off, and then place the cookies side-by-side on a wax paper - lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.
2. (http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Makes 108 cookies.
just put you down for two, unless you say otherwise. They should be back February 12th. And I'll be sure to make another batch of the pumpkin cookies before our next session and bring 'em for everyone to try. 
