Best Girl Scout Cookie

[Edwardina]

I am a rabid Thin Mint woman, myself. Stick them in the freezer and then scarf the whole box on a hot summer afternoon with a large glass of frosty 2% milk. Heaven on earth. Better than almost any other dessert.

[ReservoirDog]

Samoas. I think that's what they're called. With all the coconut and the goopy caramel stuff.

Yummy. Especially good with Hawaiian Punch.

[ThisYearsGirl]

I like the Peanut Butter ones.

[Motorgirl]

I always go for the Thin Mints and Samoas. I think I like Thin Mints better - been around longer.

I have recently discovered that I no longer like Tag-A-Longs (chocolate covered peanut butter) but I now like Do-Si-Dos (peanut butter oatmeal). Strange reversal.

[Mr. Cynical]

Samoas. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I could eat a whole box if I had enough milk.

[Gazoo]

I prefer Samoas (although I think they changed the name), but thin mints from the freezer are damn tasty as well. Third on my list would be the plain shortbread cookies.

[jayron 32]

[homer]

mmmm.... Samoas.... <drool>

[/homer]

[Falcon]

Samoas. Followed closely by Tagalongs. (The chocolate covered peanut butter ones.)

[Kilgore Trout]

what are samoas?

the mint ones are gone before you realise it. mmm...

[Spolvy]

Samoas Rule!

(They are a Chocolate, Coconut, Caramel thingy)

Did you know that Edy's makes Ice Cream out of those? Lots of different Girl Scout cookie flavors, too. Mmmm, Yummy.

"...Are those made from real Girl Scouts?"
Tuesday Adams

[cmkeller]

Thin Mint for sure.

[xizor]

I vote for the peanut butter ones that are so fragile that only about 5 come in a package and the rest is packaging.

[Sledman]

Samoas are now Carmel Delites. Wow are they good!!!

Buy 2 boxes every year for Deer Hunting. ( That way I can eat them all myself)

The new Fudge Shortbread cookies are excellent too.

And of course Thin Mints from the freezer. Yum!!!

[Narile]

Thin Mints are best (I also make a pie crust out of them, yum.)

Shortbreads are also great.

[Edwardina]

Thin Mints are best (I also make a pie crust out of them, yum.)

Wow, Thin Mint pie crust? Mmmmmmmmmm!





P.S. Spolvy - it was Wednesday Addams.

[Medea's Child]

As seen before this, Thin Mints are THE BEST. Hands down, no contest. I'm not too fond of the organization otherwise, but how can you not give them money when they can tantalize you for weeks waiting for that little green cardboard box of heaven? Freezing them is the way to go.

[Rosebud]

Samoas and frozen Thin Mints, hands down.

One of the happiest periods in my life began when several co-workers over-ordered from our resident parent of a scout, and I got the surplus. For free. A box each of Samoas and Mints. For free.

[WebMasterUSA]

Thin Mints or the plain shortbread.

[Arnold Winkelried]

scarf the whole box on a hot summer afternoon with a large glass of frosty 2% milk.

I'm confused, if you're eating a whole box of cookies, why bother with 2% milk?

I like Tagalongs the best. Chocolate and Peanut Butter, mmmm!

[Danielinthewolvesden]

Thin Mints, of course. For the discriminating palate.

[Koffing]

Thin Mints, frozen. A close second are the mighty Samoas.

[vanilla]

Yep, count another Thin Mint follower.
I used to put em in the cool cellar to eat the rest of the summer, as they didn't seel them then.
Love em cold!

[Eposia]

Thin Mints. Times Ten. They have other cookies?

Though I usually just refrigerate them, rather than freezing.

[Edwardina]

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I'm confused, if you're eating a whole box of cookies, why bother with 2% milk?
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This was actually going back to the "regular or skim?" milk thread.

[Gazelle]

Me: Tagalongs (now called Peanut Butter Patties, I believe). Box is gone in a couple of days.

El Hubbo: Thin Mints. He'll eat one a day until the package is gone. Drives me bugnuts.

[rundogrun]

Normally, thin mints. But while I was reading this thread, I polished off a box of Striped Chocolate Chip & Pecan I just swiped from my boss' office. I'm thinking of changing my mind.

[Munch]

I'm not too fond of the organization otherwise,

How can you not like the Girl Scouts?!? What organization in the world could be LESS screwed up? The Boy Scouts, I can understand. But the Girl Scouts?

Oh, by the way, frozen thin mints.

And I nearly wet myself thinking about thin mint pie crust.

[Nen]

How can you not like the Girl Scouts?!?

[lech voice]

I like Girl Scouts...heh heh heh

[/lech voice]

Trefoils.

[Annie-Xmas]

Another vote for Samoas. I once snuck a whole
box out of the office cause I didn't want to share.

[Gazelle]

I just remembered! Back in high school I had the best snack I've ever had:

Trefoils dipped in Duncan Hines Sour Cream frosting.

::::droooooooool::::

[Chronos]

Thin mints, definitely... I'll have to try freezing them, it sounds good.

I've tried stocking up to get through dry times, but I can never get them to last more than 2 weeks.

[CuBiSt]

Originally Posted by Edwardina

I am a rabid Thin Mint woman, myself. Stick them in the freezer and then scarf the whole box on a hot summer afternoon with a large glass of frosty 2% milk. Heaven on earth. Better than almost any other dessert.

Frozen Thin Mints for sure! Here's the TSR ...

If those cute little cookie peddlers aren't posted outside the market, it may be tough to get your hands on these - the most popular cookies sold by the Girl Scouts each year. One out of every four boxes of cookies sold by the girls is Thin Mints. This recipe uses an improved version of the chocolate wafers created for the Oreo cookie clone in the second TSR book "More Top Secret Recipes." That recipe creates 108 cookie wafers, so when you're done dipping, you'll have the equivalent of three boxes of the Girl Scout Cookies favorite. (See? That's why you bought those extra cookie sheets.) You could, of course, reduce the recipe by baking only 1/3 of the cookie dough for the wafers and then reducing the coating ingredients by 1/3, giving you a total of 36 cookies. But that may not be enough to last you until next spring.

Chocolate Cookie Wafers
1 18.25-ounce package Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix
3 tablespoons shortening, melted
1/2 cup cake flour, measured then sifted
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
Non-stick cooking spray

Coating
3 12-ounce bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
6 tablespoons shortening

1. Combine the cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the water a little bit at a time until the dough forms. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out a portion of the dough to just under 1/16 of an inch thick. To cut, use a lid from a spice container with a 1 1/2-inch diameter (Schilling brand is good.) Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with a light coating on non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the wafers from the oven and cool completely.
4. Combine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave - safe glass or ceramic bow. Heat on 50 percent power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an addition minute. Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth consistency, continue to zap in microwave in 30-second intervals until smooth.
5. Use a fork to dip each wafer in the chocolate, tap the fork on the edge of the bowl so that the excess chocolate runs off, and then place the cookies side-by-side on a wax paper - lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.
(http://www.topsecretrecipes.com)
Makes 108 cookies.