What is in a Thin Mint cookie?
Homemade thin mint cookies come together using my chocolate sugar cookies recipe, a splash of peppermint extract, and a divine coating of chocolate. You’ll love these copycat thin mint cookies for when you have a craving and there’s no Girl Scout Cookie box to be found.
Do Thin Mints have chocolate?
Thin mints are mint-flavored cookies coated in chocolate. Many Americans are familiar with the Girls Scouts of America’s annual fundraising sale of Girl Scout cookies. These boxes of cookies have become nearly iconic, from the peanut buttery Tagalongs to the coconut-and-caramel flavored Samoas.
How much chocolate is in a Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie?
Each cookie therefore works out to be around 7.75 grams. Only 2% of Thin Mints is composed of pure cocoa, which works out to be around 0.15 grams of each cookie. In that 0.15 grams (150 milligrams), there are 3.9mgs of theobromine present.
Are Thin Mints dark or milk chocolate?
1970-1993 Borden Inc. Haviland Thin Mints are a chocolate-covered mint candy produced by Log House Foods of Plymouth, Minnesota. The candy is a mint fondant covered in dark chocolate, similar to the York Peppermint Pattie but smaller, thinner and shorter.
Are they discontinuing Thin Mints?
Girl Scout Cookies has decided to discontinue flavors like the Thin Mints, Trefoils, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, and Caramel Chocolate Chip. They were discontinued for various health and customer complaint issues.
What happened Thin Mints?
This year, though, there is something rotten in the state of baking sheets: Thin Mints have gone vegan! With little fanfare, the Girl Scout brain trust directed the bakers of its most popular green-boxed confection to change the recipe and make it free of any dairy products.
What happened to Aldi Thin Mint cookies?
EDITOR’S NOTE: As of January of 2020, we noticed the Benton’s Fudge Mint Cookies were not in our local Aldi stores. We reached out to Aldi and learned they have been discontinued. The Peanut Butter Cookies and the Caramel Coconut Cookies are still on store shelves.
Which Thin Mints are better?
Folks in Southern New Mexico, are used to their Thin Mints crunchier and mintier, while northern New Mexicans’ Thin Mints are richer with a distinctive peppermint taste and smoother chocolate coating.
Can we still get Girl Scout Cookies?
This year, it’s easier than ever to find cookie booths in your area, or even order cookies online! Girl Scouts appreciate our collaboration with Grubhub and the opportunity to provide contact-free cookie deliveries. Now available in select markets for same-day pickup and delivery.
Are there eggs in Thin Mints?
ALLERGY INFO CONTAINS WHEAT AND SOY INGREDIENTS. MANUFACTURED IN A SHARED FACILITY WITH PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, MILK & EGG. MADE WITH VEGAN INGREDIENTS.