Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies

Emma Whitley
Emma fearlessly explores bold flavors and perfects her baking craft, sharing her delicious experiments with joy.
Updated: 7/23/2020

If you're a fan of the famous Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies, you'll love this recipe! Just be sure you have a glass of cold milk at the ready.

You can’t go wrong with chocolate and mint together, especially when they’re in the form of lovely sandwich cookies. Be sure to have a glass of cold milk on hand when you enjoy these rich, minty treats! EQUIPMENT NOTE: You’ll need a stand mixer with paddle attachment, a round cookie cutter and a pastry bag fitted with a tip.

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Ingredients (9)

  • 8 tablespoon softened unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • Confectioner's sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 12 ounce semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions

  1. Cream butter and sugar together in mixer set on low. Add flour and egg. Stop mixer and add cocoa, mix again on low until just combined.
  2. Divide and shape dough into 2 equal discs. Wrap tightly and chill for 1 hour.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  4. Flour surface with confectioner's sugar and roll out dough until 1/4-inch thick. Cut an even number of cookies as closely together as possible.
  5. Bake cookies for 12 minutes.
  6. Place chocolate chips in a small mixing bowl. Heat cream in a saucepan until bubbling, pour over chocolate. Stir, melting chocolate. Add peppermint extract, stir to combine until filling is smooth. Scoop filling into pastry bag fitted with tip. Pipe an even amount of filling on half of the cookies. Sandwich each with another cookie. Enjoy!

Peppermint Spiked Hot Chocolate

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Ingredients (4)

  • 1.5 oz. Smirnoff Peppermint Twist
  • 4 oz. Prepared Hot Chocolate (hot cocoa mix is fine – we won’t judge)
  • Whipped Cream Garnish
  • Candy Cane Garnish
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