Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookie Cheesecake Food

GIRL SCOUT THIN MINTS® CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap the bottom of a springform pan with aluminum foil.
• Mix 25 crushed cookies with butter in a large bowl. Press into the bottom of a springform pan to form crust.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Fold in 10 crushed cookies and peppermint extract.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crust. Set springform pan in a deep baking dish. Pour enough water into the baking dish to come halfway up the sides of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center of the cheesecake is set, 45 to 60 minutes. Turn off oven and open door slightly, leaving cheesecake inside to cool, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.

THIN MINTS GIRL SCOUT COOKIE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Make the cookie crust:
• In the bowl of a food processor, finely grind the cookies. Add the melted butter and process until the crumbs start to stick together. Press the crumb mixture firmly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Chill until ready to use.
• Make the filling:
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F.
• In a dry metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, melt the chocolate, stirring until smooth. Let cool until lukewarm.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until just incorporated. Add the melted chocolate, along with the heavy cream, cocoa powder, and the vanilla and peppermint extracts and beat, scraping down the bowl and paddle as necessary, until smooth and streak-free.
• Pour the filling into the prepared crust, smooth the top, and bake until the center is just set, about 1 hour. Transfer to a rack to let cool for 20 minutes. Press down gently on the puffed edges to flatten then run a small sharp knife around the top edge of the pan to loosen the cake. Do not remove the pan sides. Let cool completely then cover with a double layer of plastic wrap and chill overnight. Bring to room temperature before serving, if desired. DO AHEAD: The cheesecake can be baked ahead, cooled, wrapped in a double layer of plastic wrap, and refrigerated for up to 3 days.

EASY GIRL SCOUT THIN MINTS

Steps:

• Melt mints and morsels in microwave or double boiler.
• Dip Ritz crackers in chocolate mixture ( I use my little ice tongs to make it easy).
• Place on wax paper lined cookie sheet.
• If you want to decorate cookies with sprinkles, you have to do it before the chocolate dries -- after every 3 or 4 cookies.
• When sheet is full, refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Peel cookies from wax paper (can be used again for next batch).
• Store in tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. They go fast. I've kept them as long as a week if they were well hidden.
• The computer wouldn't let me put it in the list of ingredients, but I use Andes Mint Bits found in the baking aisle.