Hi Aldine — well, I don’t think it’s so much a matter of staying fresh, as it is a problem with the chocolate melting. Level the top of the measuring cup gently with the back of a knife to get the most accurate measurement. i was hoping that maybe after i coat them with chocolate they will taste better?? Mandygirl—I used Baker’s semi sweet baking squares and a bar of Ghirardelli semi sweet baking chocolate, and I was surprised at how thin it melted up. Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), sugar, vegetable oil (palm kernel, palm and soybean oil), cocoa, caramel color, contains 2% or less of cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), cornstarch, salt, sorbitan tristearate, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors, oil of peppermint. Thank you so much, Sue. My daughter wants me to bake these for her class party. I wasn’t a girl guide but I always supported their mint cookie sales. I’m so excited to make these! lol! I know companies won’t ship chocolate during the warm months because of this problem. I was. We also put our own twist with dinosaur, flower, and star shapes rather than circles. I just made homemade peppermint patties recently, and I was thinking I had to find a recipe for thin mints (I had seen some before) after making those. Form dough into a ball. I think the issue was that my peppermint extract wasn’t pure oil, and it had some water in it. Of course homemade is better even when you don’t have visual perfection you get taste perfection. Sorry to hear that Audrey— what were the problems you had, maybe I can help…. The dough made roughly 2 dozen but I ran out of the dip before I could get them all. On the plus side, I was the first one to sell cookies in my town, and I outside all of the girls in my troop who lived in another town. Love the way you write, Sue, hilarious! Seriously–do they go home and ask their parents, “How can I make fun of the Girl in the Girl Scout uniform at school?” What 9-year-old has heard of hte Green Berets? I was the only girl in my entire school who was a Girl Scout. Once meted, dip crackers into chocolate, freeze and enjoy. I was not a girl scout.

I had that problem too. Not having read all the posts, this may have been covered already. The cookies look scrumptious – please confirm the ingredient you used so ours turn out exactly like yours (alcohol-based peppermint extract OR mint candy oil).

I didn’t have any baking chocolate and I don’t own a microwave, so I used 3 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips and a double boiler. They are fabulous!! idk what’s going on! Not sure why, since I added the right amounts. I used Baker’s Semi Sweet Chocolate Squares, if that helps. Even unbaked, the cookies already look like they’re going to be the perfect Thin Mint.

I made these the other day and my hubby went nuts for them. Some people are having trouble adding the peppermint extract to the melted chocolate.

Mandy—It made about 2 1/2 dozen,give or take, depending on how you roll and cut your dough. When I found this, I was SO excited. I am thrilled to find this and your blog. Also, these would be a fantastic Christmas gift…it makes a TON like 2 or 3 gifts easily!

Stir in the peppermint extract.

I would make them again, but sadly I don’t see them as a substitute for Thin Mints. Oh. I just might surprise them both with a batch of there beauties. That’s one great reason for trying these, they won’t have anything in them that you didn’t put there! Ah these look great, Sue. Thick, unusable sludge….any suggestions? I seriously can’t believe you made these…well actually since it’s YOU, I can. Not so pretty, but still tastes like heaven.

The thin mints were always a favorite behind the Samoas. Thank GOODNESS I have some mint chocolate candies on hand otherwise I wouldn’t know what to do w/myself after reading this at 2am. 1 cup cocoa powder, 1 cup powdered sugar… i don’t know…… i added a lot more sugar to the first patch, but after baking, the after taste is still there. These are the best homemade Thin Mints I’ve ever seen made. Hi Sue, thanks for posting your recipe. I’m actually planning to revisit this recipe and rework through it in light of people’s problems. I’ll never have to buy again! my boyfriend and I made these tonight and unfortunately they did not taste good.

I may give this recipe a try for St. Paddy’s Day! I think next time I’ll try putting the peppermint in with the cookie mix instead of the coating for a real minty kick!Thanks so much for sharing! Thanks for sharing. Add peppermint extract to the melted chocolate and get ready to dip. Thanks for sharing the recipe. (it’s not expired yet though). . Thanks for sharing your experience, Lisa!

The only Girl Scout cookies I like are the Thin Mints, so I must try this recipe. Couple that with the fact that no commercial bakeries are allowed to market them, and you’ll understand why I jumped on this one. Just like the originals, they love the freezer Happy Holidays <3. use paramount crystals to thin your chocolate…. I’m literally flying to the grocery store right after I read your blog to get on this! I’m impressed; oddly proud for you; and likely dealing with a number of other emotions that I’ve been repressing about girl scout cookies.

Easy peasy. These look awesome. I think you earned that cooking badge a long time ago.

Candy flavoring oils are also a good choice. Melt the Andes Mints down and coat the entire cracker, let set on wax paper and enjoy. It’s this kind of irresponsible rumor-mongering that causes all sort of headaches. Oh my gosh! I melted it in the microwave, too, if that helps. I didn’t have enough chocolate to do a full coating on all since I had to throw the seized stuff away, but did a drizzle on the rest. Wow–excited to make these!

Seriously, no commercial bakery uses lard. Upon stumbling on your recipe from Pinterest, I thought to myself that this would be a perfect addition to his care package.