Thin Mint Truffles
I very rarely have actual conversations on the phone.
Like…with my voice.
Because if at all possible, I text.
I text my pastor.
I text my nail lady.
I text my son’s karate teacher.
I don’t really know if you’re supposed to text your pastor or your son’s karate teacher, but neither of them have ever complained so I’m assuming they are fine with it.
And honestly, if they texted me back saying that they weren’t fine with it, I would just pretend I didn’t get it and I would continue to communicate with them via text message.
Seriously, I think that being a housewife has made me a bit antisocial, and I just hate when I just want to say one thing and I have to have a whole conversation. Not because I don’t enjoy talking to people, but because I really have nothing to say.
I stay home.
All day.
For a living.
What is there for me to offer to a conversation? That I’m disgusted with Alex from the Dr. Phil Family?
That I suspect that someone in my family isn’t using their towels at least twice like I’ve asked?
That I bought ANOTHER tube of overpriced lip gloss which I didn’t really NEED but I was bored and plus, this might finally be the shade that really makes me look super awesome?
Seriously. Those are the things that fill my days.
I should probably start watching the real news instead of E! News, even though E! is way more entertaining, just so I will have something to offer to conversation.
Because I have a feeling that no one wants to talk about how many towels I had to wash yesterday or what is new with Charlie Sheen (duh, winning).
Also have you HEARD what Miley Cyrus is up to lately? Seriously, I am so judging her.
See? Not good at talking about important things.
Lets talk about food, want to? I’m much better at that.
As usual, I bought way too many Girl Scout cookies. Mostly Thin Mints. So…I decided to make truffles with them.
It was a good choice.
*Adapted from the Kraft.com recipe for Oreo Truffles
(click here for printable recipe)
INGREDIENTS
9 oz box of Thin Mints
4 oz (1/2 block) cream cheese, softened
Dark chocolate almond bark or dark chocolate candy melts
Nonpareils
Crush the Thin Mints very finely. You can do this by placing them in a large Ziploc bag and rolling them with a rolling pin, or use your food processor, which is what I did.
Once they are crushed, pour them in a large bowl and add the cream cheese. I would like to say that you can just mix it up with a wooden spoon, but if you want to do things properly you are going to have to get your hands involved. Squish them up real good until it’s thoroughly combined and the cream cheese is no longer visible.
Roll into 1 inch balls, place on a wax paper lined baking sheet, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
Melt almond bark or candy melts and using a toothpick, dip truffles completely and twirl to allow the excess to drip off. Place back on lined baking sheet and sprinkle with nonpareils before set. Refrigerate until firm.
*Makes about 24 truffles.
These were really, really yummy. Sooo…you should probably make them.
That’s it. I don’t have anything else to talk about.
Have a happy Monday and thank you for stopping by!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
These look delicious! Will they work if the box is missing ~6 cookies?!?! :)
Gosh you're genius.. Now only if I could not finish a box of thin mints and make this ;)
I have been waiting to get some to try this!!
Love reading your posts, especially today. I rarely talk on the phone except to my hubby to tell him how the kids are and how today went(like every other day)!!
Thanks for the laughs!
i enjoy you. the recipes are great, too.
Yum, these look so good! I just bought some thin mints from my client's daughter and I can not keep my hands off of them!
I am with you when it comes to the news, I only know what is going on with the celebrities and whatever world news they are involved in. I watched CNN recently and got too depressed and went back to E News!
My sister and I have a party on my blog every sunday, you should stop by to check it out and link up this recipe if you have a chance.
Thanks!
Love this post! Thin Mints and E! TV are two of my very favorite things. Now I can't wait to try your Thin Mint Truffles.
I was thinking about making them(a chocolate mint truffle), but you actually did it:) They sound deliciously dangerous, Kristan! Great photo too.
You are evil. Pure evil.
I also am a housewife by profession and choice. I know the exact feeling of not having anything important to say! Not like every conversation has to stimulating or anything, just why would you want to have a whole conversation when what you really want to say is, "We'll be 15 minutes late. See you then." I used to be pretty outgoing in high school. Now I hide in the closet when the Fed Ex guy comes! lol
Oh no! Now I wish I hadn't eaten all of my Thin Mints! :(
I wonder if it'll work with the Andes Mint cookies I love so much… I must try this some day very, VERY soon.
I am the SAME way when it comes to texting vs. calling! I figure that if it's am emergency, then I'll call someone. If no one is bleeding profusely or unconscious, then a text is totally okay. My co-worker is always making snooty remarks about how texting is "so impersonal." Well, thank you very much, Ms. Snooty Pants, but I'm gonna keep on textin' till my fingers fall off! ;)
I prefer to live in my bubble and not watch the "real" news anyway. If I want to get depressed, sure I will watch it but until then I'll live in my bubble. :) I too love my texting. I don't have voice mail on my cell, I'm so bad at returning calls. Love the idea of the truffles, thanks. :)
I swear to god you write what i am thinking! Um and E! News is real news…
Your thin mint recipe looks delicious! I have some left so i might try those next :)
These look delicious! Natasha from http://www.theramblesandshamblesblog.blogspot.com
Who knew that there was a form of thin mints tastier than the actual thin mints?!
I'm kind of wishing that we had all these amazing Girl Scout cookies that you folks get in the States!! I'm going to have to start making them. I, too, am a professional housewife and mother and Perez Hilton is always open on my laptop. E! is usually on TV too. We're awesome.
I am also dissgusted with the train wreck that is Alex. Though, like most train wrecks… Can't stop watching.
Thank you for yet another fabulous post!
These looks really yummy!!
FABULOUS!!! I'm so going to make these!!!
oh, and fyi, the other night my 14 yr old was trying to make plans that were getting confusing thru texting….we said CALL her…..and she said "what would I say"….HAHAHA! we've been laughing at that all weekend.
I need to find some Thin Mints so I can make these. They look fantastic!
You DESTROYED a box of thin mints?? My husband might be upset w/ me about that. Good choice though w/ the truffles. BTW, I read your post out loud to my husband bc that is MY life too :) We should hang out… and talk about E… & Dr. Phil. We'd have a lot to talk about ;)
Yum! The only problem with these is no one else in the house likes mint so I'd be the only one eating them! And I totally agree with you about texting! Oh, I'm a housewife too and addicted to Bravo… so all I can talk about is what the Real Housewives of every city are up to.
NOMNOMNOM DEEEEEEElish girl!!! ANd gorgeous pic!
And… are you implying that E!News is not real news???
I too, rarely talk on the phone and I have never sent a text message. The majority of my *voice* conversations are with my husband and when's he's not around, my dog!
I really need to get out more! Your truffles look so good!
Thanks a lot for posting this the MOnday I go OFF sugar!!! Thin Mints are by far the BEST girlscout cookie….I ordered 2 boxes but never heard from the girlscout hmmmm, conspiracy?
Haha – Great post! Umm…E! News is real news! That's my story and I'm sticking to it…
If I'm by some chance way too happy one day, then watching the real news helps with that…otherwise, E! News is WAY more entertaining!
Thin Mints are my favorite girl scout cookie! I am so excited to try these!!
they look fantastic!! I will for sure be making some of them SOON :) I made your oreo brownies and they were sooo good!! My whole family loved them.
You know what's funny? I'm not a stay at home Mom but work outside the house, but really, does anyone want to hear about the work that I've been doing all day? People mention newspaper articles and I stare at the blankly – do you think I have time? And, do you think that I want to spend the time I do have reading the Wall Street Journal? Uh…no, not really.
I'd rather make these cookies – now I just have to find a Girl Scout!!!
Thin mints are my favorite! I'm totally making these!!! Thanks for the post!!
Those look totally awesome!
These sound divine! Wonder how they would be if you added just a touch less cream cheese and a little kahlua. . . hmmmm…LOL!
Um, yeah, I'm holding "Will work for treats" sign. Thin Mints are my second fav Girl Scout Cookie. What a fab idea!
These are awesome. I would have loved to have one but my family ate all the girl scout cookies without offering me one.
Texting is just a new form of communication. There is an art to it. And now when you have to talk to someone on the phone, what a pain in the ass is that! And not calling back right away. It is so much easier to write in haiku form:
You ate my cookies
I will never forgive you
Go get a new box
Kristan….Confession: I've never sent a text.But neither do I own a cell phone, so there. Can we still be friends?
I DO approve of mint and chocolate, though.
This is such a great idea! So going to try it.
And I agree – I'd rather text than talk. Now if only I could get my mom to agree to that… :)
OH my gosh. First, these look so delish. Gotta try them STAT! Second…who knew there were so many others out there just like me? We should start a club! The phone is my nemesis! Hate hate hate to talk on it…even to my family. Hubby is the only exception, talk to him many times throughout the day. Other than that…if you don't text, don't expect to hear from me. (my parents have a cell with no texting service…how seriously irritating!) SO glad I stumbled on your blog today…I'm bookmarking now. :)
Everytime I read your blog, I feel like I'm reading about myself. Were we separated at birth?! Though my obsession is not fruit roll-ups… it's the Scooby Doo fruit snacks.
I have been craving thin mints like crazy- MUST make some of these!!! Yummy!
Argh, and I just ate my last Thin Mints! Must buy more.
I think my daughter would actually allow me to use her stash of Thin Mints for this, as she is a huge cookie truffle fan! Love the green sprinkles, too!
Feel the same way! Love the TEXT!!! I'm room mom at kiddo's school and we have had SEVEN meetings about the SAME project. I'm thinking….can't we take care of all of this via text?
Anyway….you made me laugh.out.loud.AGAIN. And these truffles are GENIUS!
Ditto! Housewife, homemaker, whatever you want to call it. That would be me too! And I have nothing to say, except these look great! Thanks for the idea!
At least you and I could have a good conversation, lol, but I would rather TEXT!
oh my goodness. I LOVE thin mints! These look incredible.
I'm considering putting my daughter in Girl Scouts just so I wont ever miss buying me some cookies! These look awesome! Next can you make some Samoa Truffles?? YUM!!
LoL I'm with you; I HATE talking on the phone. And I'm totally in love with these. I need to make them, and some Samoa truffles too!
I love this post… Everything about it! I am fairly antisocial, too… I mostly just chat online. :) I have some thin mints in my pantry, so I think I know what I'll be doing with them.
Eeee.. YUM. My hubby is not a big fan of minty food, but I'll try making the oreo versio.
You, my friend, are "winning" with this recipe!
And I hate talking on the phone. Hate it hate it hate it. And I don't like texting either. I'd just rather hide away in my hole!
Love, love, love this! I think talking is really overrated sometimes. :)
That is very clever! I bought a box of thin mints and I don't really think they are great as a cookie. Now making them into truffles sounds a lot more better!
I just happened across your blog today! I'm so glad to know there is someone else like me!!! My husband thinks I'm crazy for the way that I've become – antisocial, but I am a SAHM too and that's just kind of the way I've become. I'm totally friendly online and through texts though ;)
great idea!
I'm totally with you on not wanting to have actual conversations – too funny!
My son LOVES thin mints and I thought this recipe was on how to make them. So you can understand how I might've been a little disappointed when I realized you had to have the thin mint cookies FIRST before you could make the truffles.
But then I re-read your instructions and when I saw it was based on the recipe for Oreo Cookie truffles, I realized I could add mint extract to the Oreo's and get the same result.
So thanks for inspiring me! Can't wait to make these.
OMG… I love reading your post!! I am new to blogging & I follow (stalk) you, as well as the other "cookie queens" in the blog world!! LOL! You remind me soooo much of myself… I get the biggest kick out of what you have to say!! I love to text too… raising 6 kids is enough to completely wipe out my energy to actually carry on a real conversation w/ anyone!! Soooo sad!! MY 19 yr. old who is in college loves for me to send truffles in the mail to him @ school. I showed him these truffles & he is dying for me to try these…. Thin Mint Cookies are his favorite!! Thanks for the laugh & thanks for the yummy recipe! Can't wait to MAKE these! (:
oh my gosh, YUM! i have an unused box of thin mints just sitting on my kitchen table staring at me right now. i'm pretty sure i need to put them to good use and make these right away!
Oh I love anything mint! I'm new to your blog – I love it! – I'm a new follower!
Jo-Anna
Fact: I did not eat one single Girl Scout cookie this year. I know. It's a tragedy. Especially when I look at these truffles and wonder what might have been…
I'm dying. Those look like heaven rolled up into a truffle.
"I just hate when I just want to say one thing and I have to have a whole conversation"
You get me. You TOTALLY get me. I feel this exact same way. And thin mints are my fave! I think I may love you.
Coffee & Inspiration
Good gracious. So much in common – but, what you have done here to Thin Mints. It is unforgivable. At least my butt will think so when I make these and refuse to share! Sheesh.
Oh my word, these look amazing!! I've made Oreo truffles before, so I need to try this recipe next! I've been a Girl Scout for a long time, so I also remember those days of going door to door selling cookies. :)
You are a superhero in my mind! I featured these truffles on my cooking blog (buonoappetito.blogspot.com) and linked and credited back to you. Great work all the time!
~Jenifer
i just wanted to let you know that love your blog. these truffles were my first pin on pintrest! two other things…i love to text, b/c i too hate to talk on the phone. and i couldn't agree with you more about alex!!
You are hilarious! I usually don't post… anywhere, on anything…. but I will make an exception just this once to tell you how much I enjoy READING your blog. Not just skimming over it… actually reading it. <3
I think you just 'motivated' me to buy another box of Girl Scout Cookies!! ;) Love the ideas and can't wait to get baking.
I love this idea of using thin mints…and I am enjoying reading your blog immensely…especially this post – can totally relate…you are hilarious!!!
These are soooo yummy! Thank you for sharing!
You are freakin’ hilarious. I too am a stay at home mom. My husband and I have three boys, and I love to make cool desserts for them. I know what you mean about being anti social, and avoiding conversations by texting. Don’t text the Pastor, but do email! You have such an awesome sight.
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I love your blog! You always make me lmao! I too am a stay at home mom/home baker and I can relate to everything you just said. =D thanks for the laughs and the tasty recipes.
Just saw these on pinterest and repinned. NICE job!! I love Thin Mints!
I have to try these!! Since I dont have any girl scouts cookies I am going to use grasshopper cookies they are pretty much the same.
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What a great idea!
I made a bunch of Thin Mint recipes this year, but never thought about truffle. Fudge is delish!
Will def make these with my next batch of cookies!
I am making these later today! AND I wanted to let you know that I found thin mint cookies at Dollar General that taste JUST like the GS cookies for only $1.95 per box!!! No more destroying the real ones…Hallelujah Chorus!!! The only difference is that they are a yellow cookie…not chocolate. I am sure the inside of the truffle will look different but the taste is all that matters! Thank you for this recipe and I enjoyed you blog! Blessings your way!
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I stumbled across your site and it made my day. I am a stay at home house wife with no kids. Yeah, I feel exactly the same way. I have nothing to talk about so I feel like the social leper, then again when I did have a job I was busy or to tired to have time to talk to people. Any way, I just wanted to say that there is at lest one other person that feels/has the same thoughts. And yes since I was able to reply with typing versus talking, that increased my response by 100%.
I just made these today by adapting the same recipe then looked for a post for pintrest. I found yours. Thanks.
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I have been wanting to try this same truffle from the Oreo truffle recipe, but haven’t had the chance…the last adaptation I did was with red velvet cake and they were sinful! Anyway, I’m not sure if anyone else has commented on this as I didn’t read through them all, but Keebler has a Thin Mint replica and they are called Fudge Shoppe Grasshoppers and they taste EXACTLY the same for those wanting to make these “out of season”.
PS they have a Samoa/Caramel Delite copy too called, Coconut Dreams ;)
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i want to give these as gifts, do they need to be kept refrigerated?
Hey Kristan! Found your site via Love From The Oven, and her cake pop variation on your gorgeous truffles. Thought I’d let you know you were hat-tipped over at my site – Mint Truffle Cake Pops!. Added you to my reading list :)
Kate.