Why did we decide to create a healthy mint fudge chocolate cookie?
Each healthy cookie at Laura’s WJF is inspired by real life experiences from Dr. Laura’s life. It all started with Dr. Laura’s childhood love of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies: “Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies were a favorite of mine growing up. I loved the chocolately, minty taste, but I always wanted to make a healthy cookie version with that same great flavor. At first, I experimented with our healthy cookies to see if I could find a way to coat one of our existing bite-lettes with chocolate. After experimenting with different types of coating chocolate, I couldn’t find one that met my expectations for wholesome ingredients. I was advised to use something called “chocolate compound” that had ingredients I couldn’t pronounce and white sugar. I don’t think so. Instead, I found that by adding a few extra chocolate chips I was able to substantially increase the richness of the cookie. Next, I looked for mint. Finding the right type of mint was a daunting task. There are so many types of mint
