I saw these cupcakes a week ago when Mary posted them on her blog, The Food Librarian and thought they were a great way to use up those Thin Mint Cookies. Then yesterday Laura, over at Real Mom Kitchen, posted them too and I decided they were the perfect dessert for tonight.
I had exactly 1 sleeve of Thin Mint cookies left and that is what you crush up and add to Martha Stewarts One Bowl Chocolate Cupcake recipe. I made the vanilla buttercream Laura made, but reduced the milk and vanilla and added 1/4 tsp pure mint extract, for just a hint of mint in the frosting. I also added just a tiny bit of green food coloring.
My brother tasted one and he said they were fabulous! We are going to have them after dinner tonight. So, hurry- there is still time for a St. Patricks Day cupcake if you haven't made one already!
Link to Food Librarian's Post and Link to Real Mom Kitchen's Post
Here is the LINK for the One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
Link for the Vanilla Buttercream
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patricks Day! Thin Mint Cupcakes
Posted by Mary Ann at 3:46 PM
Labels: buttercream frosting, cookies, cream cheese, cupcakes, dessert, mint
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Oh my gosh those look SO good! Leftover thin mints?? Not in our house :) :) :) Good thing Keebler makes those grasshopper cookies!
Thats it, its my turn to make some Thin Mint cookies!
Those do look good! Great way to celebrate!!
so cute! I love them...and wish I had one! I use that MS cupcake recipe a lot, it's a good one!!
Good to know it tasted yummy with the mint extract. I definitely doing that next time.
I have not tried these yet, but I want to!
Top of the evening to you Mary Ann:)
Thank you so much for bringing these cookies to my attention. There have been so many wonderful recipes celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year, I almost wish I would have posted a link list to go with my Bottoms Up post.
YUM! Your cupcakes look delicious. You can't go wrong with thin mints.
Thin Mint Cupcakes...now you're talking...
NAOmni
That's it -- I am making these tomorrow. I bought way too many Thin Mints because I heart them, and I can somehow tell myself that I will eat less of them if I turn them into cupcakes. We'll see!
YUM!!! I can still make these even though the holiday is over right??!!
Awesome!! Yours look so much better than mine - why did I think of green frosting?! Yummy!
Oh my heavens, I can't think of anything I would like more. I'm putting these on my list. I've been trying to cut out a few sweet treats a week and it's killing me!
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