Homemade Thin Mints

Name: Homemade Thin Mints
Ingredients: 1/2 cups Butter, Softened; 1/4 cups Brown Sugar; 2 Tablespoons White Sugar; 1 whole Egg; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/4 teaspoons Salt; 1-1/2 cup Flour (plus A Little Extra For Rolling); _____; FOR THE COATING:; 2 cups Andes Mint Chocolate Morsels; 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; 1 Tablespoon Crisco

15 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cups Butter, Softened
1/4 cups Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons White Sugar
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoons Salt
1-1/2 cup Flour (plus A Little Extra For Rolling)
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FOR THE COATING:
2 cups Andes Mint Chocolate Morsels
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 Tablespoon Crisco

Directions

1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add egg and mix until incorporated. Stir in vanilla and cocoa powder.
2

Whisk baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour. Using a wooden spoon, incorporate flour mixture into wet ingredients; mix until blended. Transfer bowl to the fridge and chill cookie dough for at least 15 minutes.
3

After chilling, turn out cookie dough onto slightly floured surface and roll out about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies using a small (2-inch) round cookie cutter.
4

Place cookies on parchment paper-lined baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes.
5

Chocolate coating:
6

In a double boiler, melt chocolates and stir in Crisco until smooth and creamy.
7

Once cookies have cooled they're ready to be dipped. Using tongs or a fork, dip cookies into chocolate until completely coated. Transfer dipped cookies to the parchment paper-lined baking sheet for the chocolate to set. Allow cookies to set for at least a couple of hours before eating.