you guys. I completely missed the girl scout cookie sales this year, which makes me want to crawl in a hole and hybernate until next year's sales.
I didn't mention this before, because I am still traumatized by the experience, but I did try to recreate the samoa cookies. it was THE.LITERAL.WORST. I decided to make them with my old people (bad idea) and it ended up taking the entire day (bad idea) and I burnt my fingers on caramel (bad idea) and they tasted nothing like the real thing. Whenever I see someone pinning the "make your own samoas!" recipe on pinterest, it takes everything within me to refrain from leaving the comment: "LIES! DON'T DO IT!"
So the other day I came across this recipe, and while I was a little skeptical, I gave it a try last night with a girlfriend. It was easy, only took three ingredients, and requires no baking. The cookies don't taste exactly like the real deal thin-mints, because we all know those girl scouts are slipping drugs into their cookies, but they did turn out delicious, and in some ways I like them better. I just said that.
Ingredients:
16-20 oreo cookies
7-10 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
1 tsp mint extract
Directions:
1. Twist the oreos to separate them and scrape off the cream filling
2. Melt the chocolate, then stir in the mint extract well.
3. Dip an oreo half in the melted chocolate, turn to coat using a fork. 4. Use the fork to remove the oreo from the chocolate, tap it on the edge of the bowl a few times (to let excess chocolate drip off) and transfer to a lined cookie sheet.
5. Leave at room temperature until set.
18 comments:
this might be the best thing you've ever posted. I literally laughed out loud picturing you will all of your little oldies, covered in baking supplies, and burning fingers.....hahahahaha, you definitely cried in my vision, as well. But its also the cutest thing ever too. I love you so much for loving your little oldies. Its one of my favorite things about you.
Love you, Emmy Lou.
Oh my gosh. You just blew my mind. You can MAKE them??? Awesome!
Looks delish!
Yummy cookies!! I've not baked for a lonnggggg time. But I might give this a try one day. ;)
mmmmmmmm this sounds soo delicious. I love thin mints!
Emily at Amazing Grapes
yummmmm! and it's true, Girl Scouts are totally putting drugs in those things. why are they so addicting?!
Somehow I MISSED GIRLSCOUT COOKIES TOO!!! I'm so sad, but this just made me hopeful. Haha. I'm going to have to give these a go!
Great news..I have a box of REAL thin mints hidden away to bring on vacation!
I love girl scout cookies but I never order because they are always around during Lent! I always give up sweets! These look yummy though!
wow...those look amazing. I am craving them!
Now the real question is what to do with all the oreo filling that was scraped off?? that stuff is also laced with some kind of drug...
I'm so glad you posted this because I missed the sale too! How is this possible? Now I need to find a recipe for the Samoas as well. :)
I LOVE thin mints...you have opened up a WHOLE new world to me!!
omg stop!!! I've been so busy packing that I finally have time to catch up on my favorite blogs (yours being one of them) and I find this!! I will be making these today for some thin mint loving friends! Hope all has been well!
xo
Rachel
picklesandchapstick.blogspot.com
Ugh, totally missed the boat on this one too! Just moved into a new neighborhood with tons of kids...how are there no girl scouts here?!
Gotta try the recipe...can't go wrong with oreo thin mints!
k
www.babiesandbrewskies.blogspot.com
I didn't get any this year either. Alas! You're making me want to branch out in my baking endeavors with this!
Who needs girl scouts when you have these?!
yessssssss my life is now complete!
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