Description
Cool chocolate thin mints from scratch deliver minty refreshment without baking. Crisp cookie bases drizzled with dark chocolate create delightful homemade treats you’ll savor quickly and eagerly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20 Oreo cookies
- 12 oz (340 g) semisweet chocolate
- 2–3 drops crème de menthe oil flavoring or peppermint oil flavoring
Instructions
- Cookie Deconstruction: Skillfully separate Oreo chocolate wafers from cream filling, preserving wafers for the recipe and cream for potential future indulgences.
- Chocolate Transformation: Melt semisweet chocolate using microwave at 50% power or double boiler, stirring consistently to achieve a smooth, glossy texture without burning.
- Mint Infusion: Incorporate mint extract into melted chocolate, whisking thoroughly to create a uniform, vibrant minty flavor that permeates the entire mixture.
- Chocolate Dipping: Use a fork to completely submerge each wafer in mint-chocolate, allowing excess to drip off by gently tapping the fork’s edge against the bowl for an elegant, even coating.
- Setting and Chilling: Place chocolate-coated wafers on parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring minimal contact between cookies. Transfer to refrigerator and chill for 10-15 minutes until chocolate solidifies into a crisp, glossy shell.
- Serving: Remove thin mints from refrigerator and serve immediately, enjoying the refreshing mint-chocolate combination that transforms simple Oreo wafers into a delectable treat.
Notes
- Precision Cookie Separation: Carefully separate Oreo wafers from cream to ensure clean, intact chocolate bases for your thin mints.
- Chocolate Melting Mastery: Use 50% microwave power or double boiler method to prevent chocolate burning and maintain a smooth, glossy texture.
- Mint Flavor Balance: Whisk mint extract thoroughly to create an even, vibrant mint flavor that doesn’t overpower the chocolate.
- Dipping Pro Technique: Use a fork for smooth, even chocolate coating, gently tapping off excess to achieve a professional-looking thin mint finish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg