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Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

July 31, 2020 by Joanna Stephens Leave a Comment

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an image designed to be shared on pinterest showing homemade thin mint cookies

an image designed to be shared on pinterest showing homemade thin mint cookies

These chocolate thin mint cookies are the perfect treat anyone can make! They also taste just like the Girl Scouts™ version, yay!!

You might also know them as grasshopper cookies, but whatever you want to call them, we can all agree these chocolate mint cookies are crowd-pleasers.

What you need to make thin mint cookies:

Cookies:

  • 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp mint extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Chocolate coating:

  • 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1/4 tsp mint extract

How to make Homemade thin mint cookies

Cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. 

a mixing bowl with butter and sugar

Then, add in your egg, vanilla extract, and mint extract. Mix well, then add in the baking powder. 

egg added to the mixing bowl with the creamed butter and sugar

Add in the cocoa powder and flour to the bowl. Mix this for about 2 minutes so that the cocoa powder can be fully combined.

adding cocoa powder to the mixing bowl

Then, add in the flour. Mix this for another 2 minutes until the dough starts to come together. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula so that all the flour gets mixed in evenly.

adding flour to the mixing bowl

Roll the cookie dough into 1 inch balls and flatten them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Then, refrigerate the dough for about 5-10 minutes before baking. This keeps them from losing their shape. 

unbaked chocolate thin mint discs on a parchment paper

Bake the cookies for 8 minutes, rotating half-way through. Then let them cool on a cookie rack while you start the chocolate coating.

baked chocolate mint cookies on a cooling rack

For the coating, combine the chocolate chips, vegetable oil, and mint extract into a heat-safe bowl. You can either microwave the chocolate or you can place a glass bowl over the top of a sauce pan with boiling water. 

vegetable oil and mint extract in measuring spoons over a bowl of chocolate chips

Once the chocolate is melted, you can then dip your cookies in this chocolate mint coating. Dipping the cookies will give you a thicker coating. If you want a thinner coating, use a knife/rubber spatula and spread the chocolate on. 

a bowl with melted mint chocolate

Place the thin mint cookies on a plate lined with wax paper and let them chill in the refrigerator so the chocolate hardens. Then, enjoy!

chocolate thin mint cookies on a plate with a mint leaf in the background

chocolate thin mint cookies on a plate with a mint leaf in the background
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Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

These chocolate thin mint cookies taste just like the real thing. It has chocolate and mint in both the cookies and the coating.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate mint cookies, thin mint cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 172 kcal
Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp mint extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Coating:

  • 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1/4 tsp mint extract

Instructions

Directions:

  1. Cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. 

  2. Then, add in your egg, vanilla extract, and mint extract. Mix well, then add in the baking powder.

  3. Add in the cocoa powder and flour to the bowl. Mix this for about 2 minutes so that the cocoa powder can be fully combined.

  4. Then, add in the flour. Mix this for another 2 minutes until the dough starts to come together.

  5. Roll the cookie dough into 1 inch balls and flatten them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Then, refrigerate the dough for about 5-10 minutes before baking.

  6. Bake the cookies for 8 minutes, rotating half-way through. Then let them cool on a cookie rack while you start the chocolate coating.

  7. For the coating, combine the chocolate chips, vegetable oil, and mint extract into a microwave-safe bowl and melt it all together. Stirring after every 30 second interval.

  8. Once the chocolate is melted, you can then dip your cookies in this chocolate mint coating.

  9. Place the thin mint cookies on a plate lined with wax paper and let them chill in the refrigerator so the chocolate hardens. Then, enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Thin Mint Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 25mg1%
Potassium 117mg3%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 135IU3%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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