Chocolate Mint Wafer Cookies

Wafer cookies – you know those types. The cookies that are thin and crisp and layer perfectly with ice cream for perfect little ice cream sandwiches or crumble up nicely over pudding. I didn’t realize this until I actually looked it up but July 3rd is National Chocolate Wafer Day. Probably the most famous ones are those flavored with a spot of mint and dipped in chocolate – Thin Mints Girl Scout cookies.

I found a recipe that is reasonably similar to the famous ones with a wonderful buttery flavor that pairs great with the chocolate and mint. I found this cookie from Tish Boyle’s The Good Cookie. It calls for mint extract but I always use peppermint oil, which to me gives it a greater punch of mint. It’s not a traditional wafer cookie as it doesn’t come from a drop cookie batter as most wafer cookies come from. Instead, these are rolled into logs and sliced thin right before baking. Another reason I like this recipe: they are super easy to make ahead and with a small disher you can make quick and easy mini ice cream sandwiches by the bucket load – perfect for a Fourth of July barbecue.

For a chocolate wafer cookie that is dropped and no mint added, see the recipe Chocolate Fudge Wafer Cookies.

So, enjoy your 4th of July holiday and make a quick batch of these. I guarantee you’ll be out before you know it.

Chocolate Mint Wafer Cookies

Renee Shelton

This recipe is adapted from Tish Boyle's The Good Cookie. The original calls for mint extract but I use peppermint oil. Add in drop by drop how strong a mint flavor you'd like in your cookies.

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Peppermint oil to taste

Instructions

 

• Measure the dry in a mixing bowl; whisk to mix it all together.
• Cream the butter in a stand up mixer; gradually add in the sugar. Scrape the bottom and mix again. Add in the vanilla and drops of peppermint oil to taste. More for a stronger mint flavor, less for a light mint flavor. Add in the flour and mix until combined.
• Divide the dough in half and roll into logs. Chill until very firm.
• When ready to bake, slice and place on parchment lined sheept pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until crisp on the outside. The middles may be a bit soft but they dry out as they cool.
• Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

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