3-Ingredient Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Homemade Thin Mints) -

These chocolate peppermint cookies, or homemade thin mints, are easy to make and great for a quick snack or to bring along for those office parties. From my new cookbook. Checkout my other cookbooks here.

3-Ingredient Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Homemade Thin Mints)

Recipe from 3-Ingredient Cookies: 30 Tasty and Easy to Make Recipes for Any Occasion

Prep: 20 min Makes: 16 cookies

Ingredients:

16 chocolate wafer cookies or 8 Oreos

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

¼ teaspoon pure peppermint extract, or more to taste

Directions:

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Set out 16 chocolate wafer cookies.
OR – if using Oreos, twist the 8 cookies apart (to make 16) and scrape out the cream filling. Discard the filling or eat it, as it won’t be used for the cookies.
Set the cookies aside.
In a saucepan or pot, heat water to simmer and set a heat-proof bowl over the pot. Pour the chocolate chips into the bowl and stir with a rubber spatula until completely melted. When the chocolate sauce is smooth and glossy, stir in the peppermint extract. Start with ¼ tsp and taste. If you want more, add 1 drop at a time until you reach the amount you prefer.
Keeping the bowl of chocolate over the simmering water, dip one cookie in at a time with a fork, coating all sides.
Tap the cookie on the side of the bowl to drain off extra chocolate and then place on the baking sheet. Add garnishes now, if desired.
When all the cookies are done and on the baking sheet, transfer to the refrigerator to cool.

Garnishes: