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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Mint Slice Cookies recipe

    Published: Jan 11, 2012 · by Nicole · Updated: Aug 22, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Mint Slice Cookies

    Are you a fan of Arnott's Mint Slice?  For my international readers, Mint Slice is a delicious chocolate cookie topped with a mint cream and coated in dark chocolate.

    Mint Slice is one of Troy's all time favourite biscuits, so I wanted to try my hand at creating my own version mint slice.  I started with a crunchy chocolate cookie base.  One of the great things about a mint slice is the combination of textures. The base is crunchy, then it has a creamy middle and chocolate coating.  So with the base nailed down I decided to tackle the filling, and for this I went with a simple combination of icing sugar and peppermint flavouring oil.

    The peppermint icing was spread over the top of the biscuit and left to set.  Once set the whole cookie was dipped in a bowl of melted dark chocolate and left to set.  The only thing that didn't go according to plan was the fact I happened to pick two especially humid days in Brisbane to make and photograph my creations.  Melting chocolate aside, my cookies taste pretty close to the real thing.

    While I'll admit making your own Mint Slice at home is a little fiddly, the great thing about it, apart from knowing every single ingredient that goes into making it, is the fact you can increase or decrease the intensity of the peppermint to meet your tastes.  You could even substitute the peppermint flavouring for another flavouring essence.  I think next time I'm going to try an orange flavouring......mmmm chocolate orange!

    Mint Slice Cookies

    Mint Slice Cookies

    Recipe

    Mint Slice recipe

    An ode to Arnott's Mint Slice Biscuits. Makes 24 cookies.
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Dessert
    Keyword: cookie recipe, Delicious Everyday, Mint Slice Cookies recipe
    Servings: 24 cookies
    Calories: 149kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • COOKIES
    • 100 g of butter cut into cubes
    • 135 g of plain flour sifted, all purpose
    • 20 g of cocoa
    • ½ cup of caster sugar
    • 1 egg yolk
    • PEPPERMINT CREAM
    • 250 g of icing sugar sifted
    • ¼ tsp of peppermint essence
    • 2 tbsp of hot water
    • CHOCOLATE COATING
    • 400 g of 70% cocoa chocolate chopped into small pieces
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 180 celsius (350 farenheit) and prepare two baking trays by lining them with baking paper.
    • To make the cookies, combine the butter, sugar and egg yolk in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until well combined. Add the flour and cocoa and process until it starts to come together in a ball.
    • Remove the dough from the food processor and divide into two and flatten into a disc and wrap each disc in cling film and refrigerate for an hour.
    • Remove one disc of dough from the refrigerator and roll out between two sheets of baking paper until approximately 6mm thick. Using a small circular cookie cutter cut circles from the dough and place onto the prepared baking tray. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Roll out the second disc of dough while the first is baking and then bake that when the first tray is done.
    • Leave the cookies to cool on the tray until firm and then place on a wire wrack to cool.
    • Once the cookies are cooled make the peppermint cream. Combine the icing sugar, peppermint essence and hot water until it makes a smooth spreadable paste.
    • Spread the icing mixture onto the cookies and leave to set.
    • Once the icing has set, place a sheet of baking paper until the wire wrack to catch any chocolate drips. Melt the chocolate over a pot of simmering water and once melted remove from the heat. Dip each cookie in the chocolate and return to the wire wrack to set.

    Notes

    I used Peppermint Essence from <a title="Peppermint Essence" href="http://bakingpleasures.com.au/p9030/peppermint-essence" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-mce-href="http://bakingpleasures.com.au/p9030/peppermint-essence">Baking Pleasures</a>, which I found quite strong. You may need to use more or less peppermint essence depending on the brand you use.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 34mgPotassium: 272mgFiber: 5gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 115IUCalcium: 25mgIron: 2.7mg
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    Comments

    1. Cate Holst says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Wow, they just look amazing!! I will have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    2. kankana says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Chocolate and mint is such an interesting flavor combination. I somehow could never fall in love with it but these cookies and the glaze on top is just too tempting to let go. btw.. love the idea of chocolate and orange 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        I love the chocolate orange idea too. I'm sure I will be posting a chocolate orange version soon 😉

        Reply
    3. Dawn Taylor says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Love the sound of the orange flavour. Home made jaffa slice yum.

      Reply
    4. Dawn Taylor says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      You may already know , but just in case I discovered cherries direct a couple of weeks ago. Honestly the cherries were so delicious, and delivered to my door. Coles cherries will never seem as nice again. Only wish I'd discovered them at the beginning o the season.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        I've never hear of Cherries Direct. I will have to check them out. Thanks Dawn 😀

        Reply
    5. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Mmmm.. drool-worthy peppermint slices. We are still in the perfect weather for mints 🙂

      Reply
    6. Asmita says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      The cookies look incredible and love your presentation too!!!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thank you Asmita 😀

        Reply
    7. msihua says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Love love love mint slices!!! The Boy won't go near them. But I love this!

      Reply
    8. Deb says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Very compelling cookies! We just ordered Girl Scout cookies from our neighbor 's daughter. Although we ordered the Thin Mints, making them from your recipe would elevate the minty chocolate goodness to another realm of cookie bliss. Just spectacular!

      Reply
    9. Emily (Adeline & Lumiere) says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      These would be my downfall. They look amazing!

      Reply
    10. Deeps @ Naughty Curry says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      im not a big fan of mint & yet im wanting a big bite of that cookie! they look so pretty 🙂

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thank you Deeps 😀

        Reply
    11. Joanne T Ferguson (@mickeydownunder) says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      RT @ledelicieux: Previously on Delicious Everyday: Mint Slice Cookies http://t.co/U9YCwXCI #recipe

      Reply
    12. shakira says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      That looks really delcdible and deliousfromshakira :mrgreen:

      Reply
    13. Katie S says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Tried these, and I must confess... your recipe has more mint flavour than Arnott's (sorry Arnott's, I do still love your Mint Slice!) Think I added more too so that could be why. Think I might try covering the cookies all over in choc sometime, maybe I'll get them to last longer. As if that would happen, they practically evaporate!

      Reply
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