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Thin Mint Key Lime Tart Recipe

Name: Thin Mint Key Lime Tart Recipe
Prep time: 280 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 300 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 boxes Thin Mints Girl Scouts cookies ((2 dozen cookies)); 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted); 8 ounces cream cheese, (softened); 3/4 cup granulated sugar; zest of 2 Key limes; 3 tablespoons Key lime juice, (from about 5 Key limes); 2 tablespoons green Crème de Menthe; 6 large eggs; 1 tablespoon Thin Mints Girl Scouts cookies, (finely ground (saved from above)); a few thin Key lime slices; a few small mint leaves

Feb 21, 2017 · by Valentina · 36 Comments

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Recipes using Thin Mints are so good! If you agree, you'll make this minty Key lime custard in a Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie crust. This fresh, creamy dessert is beautiful, unique and oh-so-tasty! As far as girl scout cookie recipes go, this one is a must try! UPDATE (March 11, 2017) -- This recipe won 1st place in the Greater Los Angeles Girl Scout Cookie Contest in conjunction with Melissa’s Produce. I guess recipes using thin mints are winners. 😉 You can see a few more of the entries here.

Girl Scout Cookie Season

I have a problem with Girl Scout cookies. I can’t stop eating them. I love them. The struggle is real!

Twice now I’ve had to send a text to my friend whose daughter sold us our first batch. The text asks that she please sneak a new box of Tagalongs into my mailbox, because my son is going to be so mad I ate them all! And I'm afraid I'll have to do this a third time!

Between the Tagalongs and Samoas — sheesh, I must get control of myself! Oh, and Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies are right up there, too. I mean, who doesn’t love a Thin Mint!? (You can check out all of the Girl Scout cookie recipes here.)Meanwhile, I’m still a pretty healthy eater.

It's just a matter of balancing Girl Scout cookie season with my regular diet. 😉

Melissa’s Produce is partnering with Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, and asked a handful of food bloggers if they wanted to create girl scout cookie recipes using their produce — um, of course!

I don't say no to too many delicious culinary requests or challenges.

This ultra delicious Thin Mint Key Lime Tart is what I came up with, and I love it!

The mint flavor with the fresh lime is bright and lovely, and comes to you in an incredibly creamy, rich custard that rests in a crisp crust made from the Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. It's a perfect blend of flavors and textures.

And a couple more Girl Scout cookie recipes:

And another amazing tart recipe you don't want to miss is this Chocolate Tart with Pistachio Crust.

From the Girl Scouts of Los Angeles

Girl Scout Cookies are the ultimate feel-good treat because of what you support when you buy them! The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-run business in the world where girls gain leadership and business entrepreneurial skills. In fact, more than half of women in business are Girl Scout alumnae and say that the Girl Scout Cookie Program was beneficial to the development of their skills today.

2017 marks 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies to fuel their dreams!
Girl Scout Cookies are on sale in Greater Los Angeles through March 12. Find a cookie sale near you by going to girlscoutcookies.org. Cookies are $5/box, except for the two specialty cookies: gluten-free Tofeetastic and non-GMO Girl Scout S'mores, which are $6/box.
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles social media -- Twitter & Instagram: @GirlScoutsLA / Facebook: facebook.com/GSGLA

This is not a sponsored post. I was sent Girl Scout cookies from the Girl Scouts of Los Angeles to test recipes using Thin Mints, and Key limes from Melissa's Produce for more recipe testing.