Girl Scout [Thin Mint Cookies

My wife has a friend who was a manager of a cookie plant that manufactured Girl Scout Cookies. She came home with the recipe last week. We made them last night and these are the real deal. ENJOY
Chocolate Wafers
1 18.25-ounce package Betty Crocker fudge cake mix
3 tablespoons melted shortening
1/2 cup cake flour, measured then sifted
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
non-stick cooking spray


Coating

3 12 ounce bags semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
6 tablespoons shortening

1. Combine the cookie ingredients in a large bowl, adding the water a little bit at a time until the dough forms. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
3. On a lightly floured surface roll out a portion of the dough to just under 1/16 of an inch thick. To cut, use a lid from a spice container with a 1 1/2 inch diameter. Arrange the cut dough rounds on a cookie sheet that is sprayed with a light coating of non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove wafers from oven and cool completely
4. Combine chocolate chips with peppermint extract and shortening in a large microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl. Heat on 50% power for 2 minutes, stir gently, then heat for an additional minute. Stir once again, and if chocolate is not a smooth consistency, continue to zap in microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth.
5. Use a fork to dip each wafer in the chocolate, tap the fork on the edge of the bowl so that the excess chocolate runs off, and then place the cookies side by side on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.
makes 108 cookies