Description
Homemade spearmint thins blend refreshing mint with delicate chocolate in a classic cookie recipe. Crisp wafers offer cool flavors perfect for dessert lovers seeking a light, elegant treat you can enjoy with afternoon tea or coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (10 oz / 283 g) Andes mint baking chips or 2 packages (4.67 oz / 132 g each) Andes mint candies
- 48 round butter-flavored crackers
- ½ cup white baking chips
- 2 candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- Melting Station: Gently melt Andes mint baking chips in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring consistently until achieving a glossy, smooth liquid consistency.
- Coating Process: Completely submerge butter-flavored crackers into the molten mint mixture, allowing excess chocolate to cascade back into the bowl, ensuring an even, delicate coverage.
- Initial Chilling: Arrange mint-drenched crackers on a wax paper-lined baking sheet in a single, non-touching layer, then refrigerate for 10 minutes to solidify the initial chocolate coating.
- White Chocolate Embellishment: Simultaneously melt white baking chips in a separate microwave-safe container, creating a silky liquid, then artfully drizzle across the chilled mint-coated crackers with graceful, sweeping motions.
- Festive Finishing: Immediately sprinkle crushed candy canes over the white chocolate drizzle, gently pressing to secure the crunchy topping, then return to the refrigerator for an additional 5 minutes to completely set the decorative layer.
- Storage: Once fully set and hardened, carefully transfer Spearmint Thins to an airtight container, preserving their crisp texture and intricate flavor profile for future enjoyment.
Notes
- Precise Melting Technique: Stir baking chips gently in microwave to prevent scorching and achieve smooth, glossy texture without burning chocolate.
- Coating Pro Tip: Allow excess mint mixture to drip off crackers completely to create an even, thin layer that doesn’t pool or become too thick.
- Chilling Strategy: Use refrigeration to quickly set chocolate layers, ensuring crisp texture and preventing melting at room temperature.
- Decorative Finishing: Press candy cane pieces lightly but firmly to guarantee they stick to white chocolate drizzle without falling off during serving or storage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Melting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg