Girl Scout Cookie Competition

Each year at work, we have a competition between staff to make desserts or appetizers using Girl Scout cookie flavors as the main ingredient. Last year I made Lemon cake pops. They were so good, but a lot of work. This year, I decided to make 2 desserts, but went for something a whole lot easier.

I have decided to share the steps here, and I hope you will try them. Girl Scout cookies fund a great cause--building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place! PLUS, they taste good! Enjoy!

Thin Mint Chocolate Delight vs. Savannah Smiles Tangy Treats



Thin Mint Chocolate Delight
You will need:
1 cup green starlight mints
1 lb. chocolate bark/candy coating
1/2 sleeve of Thin Mints

To make:
Pour mints into plastic zip bag. Cover with towel, and using a rolling pin, smash the mints. In a separate plastic bag, crush the Thin Mint cookies. Add mints to bag of cookie pieces and toss together. Heat candy coating per instructions on packaging. Cover cookie baking sheet with wax paper. Pour chocolate candy coating into baking sheet.


Spread out in pan with spatula and top with starlight mint pieces and Thin Mint cookie pieces.


Refrigerate for 1 hour. Once hardened, break up chocolate "bark." Store in refrigerator when not consuming (good for about 1 month).




Savannah Smiles Tangy Treat Bars
You will need:
3/4 bag of Savannah Smiles cookies
1 cup of pistachios (de-shelled)
1 cup mixed (dried) fruit bits
1 lb. vanilla candy coating

To make:
Pour pistachios into plastic zip bag. Cover with towel, and using a rolling pin, smash the pistachios. In a separate plastic bag, crush the Savannah Smiles cookies.


Add pistachios and fruit bits to bag of cookie pieces and toss together. Heat candy coating per instructions on packaging. Cover cookie baking sheet with wax paper. Pour vanilla candy coating into baking sheet.


Spread out in pan with spatula and top with pistachios, cookie pieces, and fruit bits.




Refrigerate for 1 hour. Once hardened, break up chocolate "bark." Store in refrigerator when not consuming (good for about 1 month).



After a round of family taste-testing, it was a toss up! I favored the Thin Mint Chocolate Delight. So did my dad, while my mom really enjoyed the Savannah Smiles Tangy Treat bars, although she liked both. We will have to wait and see what my co-workers think tomorrow!