White Chocolate Thin Mint Cookies (Holiday Recipe)
Savor holiday bliss with these White Chocolate Thin Mint Cookies – crispy, minty delights wrapped in velvety white chocolate and peppermint. Pure festive joy in every bite!
I am obsessed with these White Chocolate Thin Mints! These are honestly my new favorite! Not only were they so easy to make with only 4 ingredients, they tasted just like the Girl Scout version!
Adding the Crushed Peppermints just gives them the perfect holiday touch. The best way to enjoy this easy recipe is by wrapping up the cookies and gifting them to friends and family during the holidays.
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If you find yourself craving theses iconic mint chocolate cookies during the off-season of Girl Scout cookie sales, look no further. These homemade Thin Mints offer a delectable alternative to satisfy your mint chocolate cravings any time of year.
With a few simple ingredients and the right technique, you can recreate the magic of these beloved cookies right in your own kitchen.
Servings: 45
Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
Start with a few basic ingredients from the grocery store.
- Oreo thins or any other thin chocolate cookie
- White chocolate melting wafers or white chocolate bark
- Peppermint extract, optional
- Peppermint candies or candy canes (crushed into small pieces)
Instructions
1. Separate the Oreo thins and gently scrape off the Oreo cream with a butter knife.
2. Prepare a baking sheet or large tray with parchment paper and set aside.
3. Place the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, microwave until melted, stirring every 15 seconds.
4. When the chocolate coating is completely melted add in the peppermint extract and stir.
5. Dip the cookies one at a time into the melted chocolate, using a fork gently flip over and scoop the chocolate on top of the cookie to give it a solid covering.
6. Allow the excess chocolate to drip from the cookie before placing it on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
7. Sprinkle with the crushed peppermint candies, work quickly as the chocolate will harden as it dries.
8. Let the chocolate set by leaving them out at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
Tips and Tricks
- Put the cookies in the fridge if you want them to set up faster.
- Store in an airtight container for 5-6 days on the counter. Or place cookies between pieces of parchment paper and store in the freezer.
- You can skip the crushed peppermints if you want.
- Oreo thins break very easily so be extra gentle while separating them.
- Want to make a savory version? Try this recipe with Ritz crackers!
- The peppermint extract gives these a peppermint flavor but you could also use vanilla extract or almond extract.
- Dark chocolate, pure milk chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips may be used coat the cookies for that chocolate flavor.
Be sure to check out these peppermint dipped cookies, candy cane brownie cake pops or this no bake candy cane cheesecake too!
Next time you’re craving a box of girl scout cookies, make this holiday thin mint cookie recipe. These homemade thin mint cookies are just as good as the real thing!
Better in fact because they add a festive pop of peppermint candy that you don’t get during Girl Scout cookie season.
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Holiday Thin Mint Cookies
Ingredients
- 10 oz bag of oreo thins or any other thin chocolate cookie
- 8 oz white chocolate melting wafers or white chocolate bark
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract optional
- 10 peppermint candies or candy canes crushed into small pieces, about 1/8 cup
Instructions
- Separate the Oreo thins and gently scrape off the Oreo cream, i used a butter knife to scrape.
- Prepare a baking sheet or large tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, microwave until melted, stirring every 15 seconds.
- When the chocolate coating is completely melted add in the peppermint extract and stir.
- Dip the cookies one at a time into the melted chocolate, using a fork gently flip over and scoop the chocolate on top of the cookie to give it a solid covering.
- Allow the excess chocolate to drip from the cookie before placing it on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with the crushed peppermint candies, work quickly as the chocolate will harden as it dries.
- Let the chocolate set by leaving them out at room temperature for about 30 minutes
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