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Batch lil J made b/c they're that simple:
buy some ritz crackers (preferably low sodium but does NOT make a difference) or "famous wafers (chocolate)"
buy 10 oz bag of andes mints chocolate
get microwaveable bowl. place chocolate inside and melt (took me a minute). chocolate kept form, so you have to stir w/a fork to melt it.
dip ritz in melted chocolate. turn using 2 forks.
place on baking sheet that is covered with wax paper (wax paper is essential)
let them set and in 5 minutes, and you've got thin mints that are always in season! store at room temp.
I PROMISE YOU THEY TASTE THE SAME TOO!!
(btw, if you don't have andes mints at your store, you can buy 1 lb of bittersweet chocolate and peppermint extract. pour extract in until it tastes a little pepperminty ...about 2 tsp) |
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I LOVE Famous Wafer chocolate cookies. Very plain but SO good! For me, this recipe would work best with them instead of the Ritz.
Did you know that Keebler makes a cookie that tastes EXACTLY like the Thin Mints? They're called Grasshoppers, and you can get them year-round so you don't have to pig out on the "real" thing once a year. |
I didn't know that! Mr. J doesn't allow us to buy too many things in that snack aisle. He just looks at the preservatives and sodium and freaks, so if I make everything ...there are no labels  I'll have to try them but I swear these taste EXACTLY like GS cookies (with same even thickness all around). I didn't want to say but I used vegetable ritz crackers and can honestly not taste that I did.  |
MMMM chocolate and mint, my favorite food groups  |
| I meant to say "let them set in the fridge" ...oops. |
Vegetable cracker chocolate mint sounds gross! LOL 
I'm just kidding.  Chocolate mint is the best! I made peppermint brownies at Xmas, and they were delicious! I'll have to try making the thin mints after we eat all of the real ones. |
