Thin Mint Cupcakes

Happy Sweet Tooth Saturday!!!

Do you guys know what time of year it is? It's that time of year where you are visited by a girl dressed in brown, green or blue...give up?

It's GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME!!! he he he.

Yes I was visited by a Girl Scout parent...there is such high demand, they have to help sell too :)

My favorite are the thin mints. So today I am sharing an amp'd up version of a thin  mint.

Thin Mint Cupcakes

First off you will have to purchase a box of thin mints. Don't worry if you can't find your local Girl Scout you can use the grasshopper cookies from the grocery store.

The first step is to crush the thin mints. Now I only had one sleeve of thin mints left...yes I ate a whole sleeve in one sitting...are you judging??? They are amazing and they only come once a year. At least that is what I told myself as I was consuming them.

Once you crush the cookies in a ziplock bag, pour into a mixing bowl with melted butter and stir.

Next spoon into the bottom of your cupcake liners and bake for 8 mins at 350 degrees.

Let cool and spoon in your chocolate cake and bake. Once cooled take an apple corer and take out the center of the cupcakes.

Fill the center with mint buttercream and level off with a thin layer.

For the next step dip the cupcake in mint flavored chocolate ganache. 

For the final step...eat and indulge!!!

Delicious!!! Did I mention I love this time of year?! :)

For the full recipe go here: http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/thin-mint-cupcakes.html

I hope your Saturday has been sweet. See you next week.