Thin Mint Cookie Bars

When Girl Scout season comes around, it takes all of my willpower, strength, courage, and inner peace to avoid Girl Scout cookies.  It’s a serious kinda avoidance.

I try to tell myself they’ll give me the Bubonic plague or something if I eat them which usually deters me for a good .45946 seconds before I finally take my chances with the plague and shovel them in at a disgustingly fast pace.

I’m particularly prone to Samoas, which are my end-all, be-all favorite.  So when I see the purple box chilling on my counter, looking all sassy and flirty and nonchalant, it takes every inch of courage not to eat the coconut-scented cardboard as well.  And the serving sizes are a freakin’ joke, man.  Come on, Girl Scouts of America.  TWO COOKIES?  Are you kidding me?  Have you eaten a Samoas cookie before?  Because one becomes three which becomes the entire serving size and then has you scratching your face and digging for coins in the couch cushions so you can race up to the store to buy more.

However, while Samoas may be my top pick, Thin Mints are not far behind in the rat race.  There’s something so irresistible about those cookies — perhaps the satisfying crunch of the crispy chocolate wafer, or the smooth, refreshing coating of the chocolate mint outer shell?  Either way, I flip for ’em and can do some seriously embarrassing damage on a box of those, too.

So instead of my usual cookie-in-face shoveling routine, I decided to put them to good use in a way that’s more pleasant to the eyes than watching me Chubby Bunny eighteen Thin Mints.  I mixed crushed Thin Mint cookies with Andes mint chips and peppermint patties for a truly outrageously minty bar for only the most die-hard mint-lovers around.  The result is AWESOME, and I know you won’t be able to resist them!  And the fact that they come together in seconds is quite dangerous, so don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Don’t waste your $$ on the real-deal Thin Mints for this recipe!  Instead, swap them out with their cheaper grocery store doppelganger which is often found by brands like Keebler or store brands like Great Value (Walmart’s brand).  They have virtually the same taste but a huge difference in price — plus, since you’ll be crumbling them up and along with buttery Andes mints and luscious peppermint patties, you won’t need to splurge on fancy cookies since you’ll already be eating a seriously droolworthy ‘fancy’ mint bar!

And these would be perfect for St. Patty’s Day!  Just a friendly suggestion 🙂

Have a fantastical day!!

xo, Hayley