This recipe is very easy and inexpensive and mimics those wonderfully yummy Girl Scout Thin Mints.
And I'll apologize now for the photos! They were taken with an iphone!
1 BOX of Ritz Crackers
Chocolate of Choice (2-4 squares (or 2 -4 oz)of Almond Bark or Dove Baking Chocolate)
1/4 TSP Peppermint Oil (NOT peppermint extract)
Decorations (In this post I used candy pearls)
Wax Paper
Baking Sheet
Lay your wax paper on a cookie sheet. Melt chocolate. There are lots of ways to melt chocolate. I use a double boiler for my main dipping "background" chocolate and microwave method for my decorative chocolate. Start with 2 oz at a time and add more if you need it less pepperminty.
Dip half of the Ritz cracker in the melted chocolate and tap excess chocolate off very carefully. I dip the front and usually do not worry about dipping the back. That's my personal preference but if you like more chocolate then by all means dunk the entire thing.
Lay them on your wax paper. After dipping, you'll want to decorate while they are still a little melty. Is that a word? Almond bark sets up very quickly so if you use that you may want to dip a few and decorate those before moving on.
For the decorative white I placed a square of almond bark in a freezer bag, microwaved 30 seconds and mushed the bag to make sure it was melted. Mine was melty and perfect. If yours is not then microwave in 20 second intervals. Cut the very tip of the bag and start piping the white chocolate in quick motions back and forth across the cookie. You can also use a piping bag or melt this in a glass container and then put it in the bag...again, a preference thing.
I like to do dark chocolate, milk and white chocolate and decorate them all differently. It makes such a fun little gift. Here they are:
These are white on white w/ candy pearls placed in the swirliest section.
To set any of these up quickly pop them in the freezer for a few minutes before wrapping.
VOILA! Cute. Easy.
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