My milkshake brings Girl Scouts to my yard, and I’m like, “Great! Bring on the lard,” and they’re like, “We came here to party!”
If your neighborhood is anything like ours (University Village Family Housing at UC Berkeley), every day presents an opportunity to celebrate life, and the annual Girl Scouts cookie sales are no exception. Which is why, when I came stumbling home post-party last weekend, I looked at my box of Thin Mints in the freezer and promptly decided what to do next: add alcohol of course!
This is the perfect drink for the ladies who like their ice cream and their alcohol. It is the perfect drink for girls on their period, and an even better recipe for the people who love them. And it goes a little something like this. . . Hit it!
Thing One (Oh, the places you will go!)
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
4 oz. Grey Goose vodka (Scholarship $$$)
1 oz. Crème de Menthe (Because grandmothers know best)
1 scoop Mint Chip ice cream (Trader Joe’s)
2 Thin Mints (slightly crumbled in clean hand)
½ cup milk (substitute with soy milk or almond milk)
1 BIG healthy splash of water (Hydrate!)
Photo By Laura Lim
Directions:
1. Pulse everything in a blender until thick but not runny, because runny is gross.
2. Pour into cutest glass you have.
3. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint that conveniently grows wild just outside your front door.
4. Consume.
Thing Two
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
3-4 oz. Grey Goose Vodka
1 oz. Peppermint Schnapps (Memories)
1 scoop Vanilla Bean ice cream (Trader Joe’s)
2 Thin Mints (Lave las manos por favor)
½ cup milk or milk substitute
1 BIG splash of water
Photo By Laura Lim
Directions:
1. Pulse everything in a blender until thick and creamy.
2. Prepare to garnish rim of glass by finely crushing two more cookies.
3. Wet the rim of your favorite glass and place it upside down into the crumbled cookie mixture.
4. Return glass to its upright position and fill with “Thing Two” solution.
5. Immediately Consume.
Photo By Laura Lim