Girl Scout Cookies: Thin Mints
- 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 14 cup cornstarch
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- 12 cup butter, room temperature
- 13 cup milk (any kind)
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 34 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 10 ounces dark chocolate or 10 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 12 cup butter, room temperature
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- With the mixer on low speed, add in the milk and the extracts.
- Mixture will look curdled.
- Gradually, add in the flour mixture until fully incorporated.
- Shape dough into two logs, about 1 1/2 inches (or about 4 cm) in diameter, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1-2 hours, until dough is very firm.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Slice dough into rounds not more than 1/4 inch thick - if they are too thick, they will not be as crisp - and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Cookies will not spread very much, so you can put them quite close together.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, until cookies are firm at the edges.
- Cool cookies completely on a wire rack before dipping in chocolate.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate and butter.
- Melt on high power in the microwave, stirring every 45-60 seconds, until chocolate is smooth.
- Chocolate should have a consistency somewhere between chocolate syrup and fudge for a thin coating.
- Dip each cookie in melted chocolate, turn with a fork to coat, then transfer to a piece of parchment paper or wax paper to set up for at least 30 minutes, or until chocolate is cool and firm.
- Reheat chocolate as needed to keep it smooth and easy to dip into.
- Makes 3 1/2-4 dozen cookies.
flour, cornstarch, cocoa, salt, white sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, peppermint, chocolate, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/girl-scout-cookies-thin-mints-362606 (may not work)