{"id":111,"date":"2009-09-02T00:07:44","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T00:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groo.wordpress.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2009-09-02T00:07:44","modified_gmt":"2009-09-02T00:07:44","slug":"skinny-mint-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/2009\/09\/02\/skinny-mint-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Skinny Mint Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/skinny-mints.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/skinny-mints-custom.jpg\" alt=\"skinny mints (Custom)\" title=\"skinny mints (Custom)\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-222\" \/><\/a>This recipe is a little complicated, but it makes a wonderful treat that really tastes just like those famous Girl Scout Cookies!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cookie Wafers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 (18.25 oz) pkg Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix<br \/>\n3 Tbsp shortening, melted<br \/>\n\u00bd C cake flour, measured then sifted<br \/>\n1 egg<br \/>\n~3 Tbsp water<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>36 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips<br \/>\n\u00be tsp peppermint extract<br \/>\n6 Tbsp shortening<\/p>\n<p>Combine cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the water a little bit at a time until dough forms. Cover and chill for 2 hours. <\/p>\n<p>Pre-heat oven 350\u00b0F. <\/p>\n<p>On a lightly floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough to just under 1\/16-inch thick. Use a 1\u00bd-inch diameter cookie cutter (or a spice container lid). Arrange dough rounds on a cookie sheet with a light coating of non-stick spray.  Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. <\/p>\n<p>Heat coating ingredients in microwave on 50% power for 2 minutes, stir gently, heat for 1 more minute. Stir to smooth consistency.  Use a fork to dip wafers into coating, tap off excess, then place cookies on wax-paper lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm. For long-term storage, place chilled cookies in a zip-top bag and freeze.  Frankly, I keep them in the freezer all the time and serve them straight out of there, because my recipe doesn&#8217;t have any fancy, waxy preservatives that make the chocolate coating stiff at room temp &#8211; they start to melt in your hands if you&#8217;re not careful!<\/p>\n<p>Yields: 100+ small cookies<\/p>\n<p>Time to make: 4 + hours<\/p>\n<p>Source: Angela Hoffman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe is a little complicated, but it makes a wonderful treat that really tastes just like those famous Girl Scout Cookies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[27,29,30,52],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dessert","tag-chocolate","tag-cookies","tag-copy-cat","tag-picture"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groo.4ever.family\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}