These Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars are a simple way to be creative with a classic Girl Scout Cookie. Loaded with chocolate and mint- yum!
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I think that Girl Scout cookie season is the best time of the year. It basically ranks right up there with Christmas. The cookies are great and buying them helps support the Girl Scouts. Win Win!
Making these Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars will have you loving the classic Girl Scout cookie even more than you already do!
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When I was younger, I was a Brownie in the Girl Scouts. I loved being in the Girl Scouts because it was so much fun to do the activities and earn the badges. Plus, I loved to sell the cookies.
Selling at my dad’s office was the best because my order form would fill up quickly. I often needed more than 1 form! Of course, this meant the cookies would overfill our house when they would be delivered to us to then deliver to all my happy customers. It was a blast!
Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars
Now, I am back in the Girl Scouts as I am a troop mom! I was so excited to sign Autumn up because I love the organization and what it stands for. Plus, I have a great hook up for some cookies!!!
One of my favorite kinds of Girl Scout cookie is the Thin Mint. I love the chocolate and mint combination of flavors. And, I love the crisp texture of the cookies. Keep them in the freezer for a chilly treat!
These Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars are a fun dessert to make using Thin Mint cookies. They are simple, just use a few ingredients, and so scrumptious!
You start with a cake mix base. Combine cake mix with butter and eggs. The addition of mint extract enhances the minty flavor in the gooey cake bars.
Mix those 4 ingredients together, then press that into a non-stick baking pan.
Next, you layer chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. This make for a gooey, chocolaty filling that is so, so good!
Lastly, you top the bars with the chopped up Thin Mint cookies. Then, you pop that pan into the oven for 30 minutes. Let cool before cutting into 24 pieces and enjoying.
I have a feeling that you won’t be able to resist these Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars because I have a hard time resisting them myself.
You house will be filled with the sweet smells of chocolate and mint as they bake. It will be a great way to get your excited about enjoying these Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars. It’s a bar you are going to want to sink your teeth in as they are soft, chewy and yet crunchy at the same time.
Support the Girl Scouts and satisfy your sweet tooth with these awesome Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars. You’ll love doing both as you take big bite of these wonderful bars.
What can I do if I can’t find the mint extract?
Now, don’t worry if you can’t find the mint extract, then use some chopped up Andes mints or creme de menthe baking chips. Reduce the amount of chocolate chips to 1 cup and use 1 cup of the mint chocolates instead. And if you don’t want the Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars too minty, just skip it all together.
Do I actually need to use Girl Scout Cookies?
If you want these yummy Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars and you don’t have any Girl Scout Cookies, you don’t need to fret! While it’s great to support your local troop, you can still make and enjoy these bars without Girl Scout cookies. These are some great copy cat Thin Mint cookies that you can get at the grocery store. Enjoy these yummy bars year round.
Can I use chocolate cake mix?
Umm, great idea! Enjoy loads of yummy chocolate just by swapping out the vanilla cake mix for chocolate cake mix.
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Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars
Thin Mint Gooey Cake Bars are a simple way to be creative with a classic Girl Scout Cookie. Loaded with chocolate and mint- yum!
Ingredients
- 15 ounce box of yellow cake mix
- 1/2 Cup of unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon mint extract*
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips*
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 20 Girl Scout thin Mint Cookies, broken into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish by coating with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix together the cake mix, butter, egg, and mint extract in a large bowl.
- Press the dough mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Spread the chocolate chips evenly over the dough. Then pour the condensed milk over the chips and then sprinkle the pieces of the Thin Mint Cookies over it all.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until baked through. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
If you can't find Mint Extract, feel free to omit it. Substitute 1 Cup of semi chocolate chips for 1 cup Andes mint chips (chopped into small pieces) or creme de menth baking candies
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 250Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 204mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 3g
I’m impressed you were able to restrain yourself and use them in a recipe instead of eating them outright! Girl Scout Cookies are a definite downfall for me. Dangerous territory!
I need to order for me, and then for BF. He wants his NOW. I want to save for months bc I can only get them for a limited time so I torture him and make him wait or he eats them all and I get so MAD! ha
Those look amazing!!! Great idea!
The smartest thing to do with Girl Scout cookies is to bake with them… I can then gift the treats out to my husbands co-workers. Much better than me eating the 10 boxes I just ordered! These look amazing! I am pinning and have to make soon!
I can’t wait to get the carmel delites, crush them up, and then put them into ice cream. I’m day dreaming already
Gah! You have cookies already?! The Girl Scouts here don’t start selling until Sunday! I might not survive that long without them.
yeah they were on sale in Dec. crazy!
Oh how I love thin mints. These cake bars look so good.