Thin Mint Brownies

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Rich, fudgy homemade brownies are topped with a chocolate frosting and crushed Thin Mint cookies for a simple yet indulgent treat!

Girl Scout cookie season is my very favorite time of year, and I know I’m not alone! I usually stock up on my favorite Girl Scout cookies and then freeze them to enjoy for months to come.

Thin Mints are my favorite Girl Scout cookie (close behind are those delicious Samoas!) and recently I experimented with using them in a few recipes to try new Thin Mint desserts. When I tested this easy Thin Mint brownies recipe my family raved about them and I knew we had a winner!

Do you love Thin Mints? Check out these Mint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies too, or get a brownie and cookie fix with our homemade brookies.

Why I love this recipe

Thick fudgy brownies topped with crushed mint chocolate cookies, what’s not to love? These cookies are the perfect dessert to satisfy your chocolate cravings, especially if you are a mint lover like me!

Ingredients

• unsalted butter
• maple syrup
• eggs
• white sugar
• cocoa powder
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• whipped chocolate frosting
• Thin Mint cookies

Step by step

1. Preheat the oven and spray a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the egg, butter, and maple syrup until blended.
3. Add the dry ingredients and stir to mix.
4. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
5. Allow the brownies to cool completely on a cooling rack.
6. Stir the frosting then spread over the cooled brownies before topping with the crushed crunchy thin mint cookies.

Variations

• If you wanted to up the mint factor you can add peppermint extract to the frosting, just start with 1/4 teaspoon at a time though, mint extract is potent stuff! I found that they were plenty minty for my taste with just the crushed cookies on top and regular frosting instead of mint frosting.
• Use a boxed brownie mix instead of making the homemade brownie recipe from scratch.
• Add semi-sweet chocolate chips to the brownie batter before baking.
• Dust with powdered sugar over the Thin Mints.

Storage

Store brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. 

Freeze brownies by wrapping in two layers of aluminum foil and one layer of plastic wrap and keep in the freezer up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature overnight.

If you try this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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