Thin Mints Cookies Recipe

If you love Thin Mints, but it is not Girl Scout cookie season in your area, this copycat recipe will come as a blessing. These chocolate mint cookies are just like the real deal! None of that Ritz crackers malarkey, these are fresh baked cookies with chocolate coating.

For more Girl Scout Cookie variety, make my Samoas recipe to go with the homemade thin mint cookies!

How to Make Thin Mint Cookies

Let's make a batch of these homemade Thin Mints. I'll walk you through the process with step-by-step directions, complete with pictures. Hop down to the printable recipe card if you prefer.

The recipe makes a dozen copycat Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies.

Prep Time: 15 mins | Bake Time: 12 mins | Chill Time:  15 mins

Equipment: You will need a mixer (stand or electric hand), round cookie cutter, cookie sheet and parchment paper or a silicone liner.

Ingredients:

Here is everything you need to make these copycat Girl Scout cookies.

Cookie Dough

• ½ cup unsalted butter one stick
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup white granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ teaspoon peppermint extract
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup all purpose flour

Chocolate Coating

• 2 cups semi sweet melting chocolate chips
• ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil if chocolate needs thinning

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line  baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone liner.

In a large mixing bowl,  mix together the butter and salt for about a minute.

Add the sugar and mix well.

Add the egg and the extracts and mix once again.

Pour the flour and cocoa powder in and mix until a dough forms. 

Roll the cookie dough out on a floured surface.

Take your circle cookie cutter and cut out as many circles as you can fit. Collect and roll out the excess dough after cutting and cut that as well.

Place the cut out circles of dough on the prepared baking sheet. 

Bake cookies in the oven for 12 minutes. As they are dark in color, you will need to depend on time rather than visual cues to know they are done.

While the cookies are in the oven, heat the melting chocolates in a bowl in the microwave at 30 second intervals until completely melted. Add the peppermint extract to the chocolates and mix.

Once the cookies are out of the oven, let them cool for about 10 minutes.

Dip each cookie into the melted peppermint chocolate and flip over coating each side.

Let the excess chocolate drain off and place the cookies back on the parchment paper.

Create a swirl design in the dark chocolate or top with sprinkles if you like.

Chill cookies in the refrigerator for 5 minutes, to firm up the coating of chocolate.

Storing the Cookies

Homemade Thin Mint cookies can be stored in a sealed airtight container at room temperature for a couple days. Store them in the refrigerator for up to a week. For long-term storage freeze for up to 3 months.