One thing I am unable to say no to? A cute little Girl Scout selling Girl Scout cookies. I was a Brownie and a Girl Scout and my mother was my leader – wasn’t I cute?
My girls were also Brownies and Girl Scouts and I was their leader so I have a special place in my heart for the program and I can never turn away a Girl Scout ringing my door bell selling cookies. When I had a lot of little Girl Scouts in my neighborhood I had to pace myself and only buy a few boxes from each one so I didn’t end up with a two year’s supply of Girl Scout cookies. Now I only know one little Girl Scout so I always load up when she calls me.
Thin Mints are my favorite! Hands down, no contest! I always stash a few boxes of Thin Mints away in the freezer. I think that is the best way to eat a Thin Mint – frozen. But eventually they are all gone and I am left patiently waiting for the next season of Girl Scout Cookies to arrive.
Well, I have found a solution to my lack of Thin Mints cookie problem. Thanks to today’s recipe I can now enjoy a mug of warm, yummy Thin Mint Hot Chocolate when that Thin Mints craving strikes and the freezer is empty! Thin Mints Hot Chocolate tastes pretty close to the real thing and takes care of that craving!
Thin Mints Hot Chocolate is made with cocoa powder, some sugar, a little salt, vanilla extract, peppermint extract and of course milk. Choose your fat content – I went with 2 percent.
Of course there must also be whipped cream – at our house you don’t dare serve hot chocolate with out whip cream.
And if you are lucky enough to have a box of Thin Mints around crush up a few to sprinkle on the top and then add a little Thin Mints side car. They are so yummy once they melt a little in the hot chocolate.
So what’s your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? Tagalongs come in second for me although I think my husband would choose Samoas!
For a few other fun recipes using Girl Scout Cookies check out these:
Thin Mint Cookie Milkshakes – Thin Mint Cookie Pizza – Tagalong Cookie Milkshakes
Thin Mints Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/4 C cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 C hot water
- 3 C milk I used 2 %
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Instructions
- Mix together sugar, cocoa and salt in a pan.
- Add water and mix until dissolved.
- Bring to a boil and cook and stir for about 2 minutes
- Add in milk and extract.
- Cook until hot. Do not allow to boil
Enjoy!
Leigh Anne
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Love the recipe and the Brownie pick!
Thanks Heidi – it was fun going through the photos to find them!!
This looks so delicious! I love thin mints!!
Thanks Kristen – Thin Mint are the best!
I have pictures of myself that look very similar! I LOVE this hot chocolate. Pinned!
Aren’t those photos fun!! Thanks so much Dorothy!
Those are my most favorite boxed cookies ever! I love the idea of Thin Mint Hot Chocolate… sounds SOOOO good. Pinned!
Mine too Mariel – pretty much the only cookie I buy!
Oh that hot cocoa looks AMAZING, LA! Can hardly wait to try! PS: Those pics are ADORABLE. Seriously adorable (:
My girls might not forgive me for that one of them – one of them was in that middle school awkward stage!!!
Oh my goodness! I’m drooling over this! I think I’ve gained 5 lbs. just looking at the yummy pictures! Ü
Thanks Holly! Sorry about the 5 lbs :)!!
I am a sucker for thin mint cookies, those girl scouts get me everytime! This sounds so good, I am pinning so I can give it a try! Thanks for sharing.
Jenna, Yeah, I can’t resist a Girl Scout either! Thanks for pinning.
This looks so good. My mom was a Girl Scout Leader and chaired our cookie drive. That could have been our living room.
Such fun memories!
My oldest daughter’s favorite GS cookies are Thin Mints, but we’ve recently had to go gluten free and dairy free at home so Thin Mints are out this year. I made this as a surprise for her tonight and she LOVED it and said it tastes like hot Thin Mints! (I used organic sugar and unsweetened soy milk.) Our entire family agreed this was by far the BEST dairy-free hot chocolate we’ve had yet. Seriously amazing stuff, thank you so much for this recipe! I pinned it and know we’ll make it over and over again 🙂
I am so glad your daughter loved it. I have a daughter that is gluten free and dairy free too and it always makes me so happy when I can make something that she loves and can eat!
This looks delicious, Leigh Anne! Every year I get anxious around this time, hoping my mother will send a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the mail. Sadly, Costa Rica’s version of scouts do no cookie sales whatsoever. Definitely something I should recommend! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I love Thin Mints and this looks amazing!! Pinning for later!
What a fantastic looking recipe! I, too, was a Brownie when I was little, and thin mints were and always will be my favorite! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I found this recipe on Pinterest and I’m so glad I did! I have made this recipe almost every day for the last week! My son and I just love it and it really does taste just like Thin Mint Cookies. I found the recipe a little sweet so I reduced the sugar to 1/4c and it is just perfect. Thanks!
So glad you found it and are enjoying it!
And now that I’ve made one cup… time to make about ten gallons of this <3