These Paleo Thin Mints are a scrumptiously healthy cookie that make a great holiday gift. We love this treat so much though, that we make it all year round.
Homemade Girl Scout Cookies
Making your own Girl Scout cookies is as simple as 1-2-3 with my quick and easy recipe. These Paleo Thin Mints are a chocolate wafer cookie that is baked, cooled, and then dipped in rich dark chocolate that’s melted. We store our Paleo Thin Mints in the freezer for the best texture and crispy crunch.
Egg-Free Girl Scout Cookies
These copycat Thin Mints are not only gluten and grain-free, they’re an egg-free cookie recipe too! Did you know that 99% of my cookie recipes are egg-free? If you have egg allergies, you’ll want to take a look at both my Cookie Recipes Page and my Egg-Free Diet Recipes page. They’ll broaden your dietary horizons in a big way!
Gluten-Free Girl Scout Cookies
Don’t be sad when Girl Scout Cookie season rolls around. Because I’ve created a gluten-free Girl Scout Cookie season just for you! Finally, you can partake in gluten-free Thin Mints, Tagalongs, and Samoas. I would not have thought of making Paleo Girl Scout Cookies, let alone Paleo Thin Mints if I had not seen Tammy Credicott’s incredible book Paleo Indulgences
which is full of fantastic recipes.
Paleo Thin Mints
Ingredients
- 1 cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- 1 teaspoon coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- ⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons palm shortening
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 6 ounces chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine almond flour, coconut flour, cacao, baking soda, and salt
- Pulse in shortening, honey, and peppermint extract until dough forms
- Roll out dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper to ⅛-inch thick
- Freeze dough for 15 minutes
- Using a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out dough
- Transfer circles to parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Bake at 350°F for 4-5 minutes
- Cool completely on baking sheets, then freeze 1 hour
- Melt chocolate and peppermint in a small saucepan over very low heat
- Use a dipping tool to lower cookies into chocolate, then place on parchment lined plate
- Freeze 1 hour
- Serve
Homemade Holiday Gifts
These healthy, gluten-free cookies are a wonderful DIY holiday gift. They’re perfect for Christmas, Hanukkah, and other celebrations. I love to give these Paleo Thin Mints alongside my homemade Hamantaschen when Purim rolls around.
Reduce Waste and Save Money During the Holidays
I’m very passionate when it comes to conservation and I love to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible. That’s because I used to run this company which I founded in 1993 when I was 26 years old.
Now, decades later, when I give holiday gifts I follow this ethos by keeping it simple, yet special. I place my homemade cookies and candy in reusable tins which I purchase at the thrift store. I carefully scrub and de-glutenize the tins, then run them through the dishwasher. This reduces waste during Christmas, Hanukkah, and other special occasions.
Healthy Holiday Gift Recipes
Here are more healthy cookie and bar recipes that make great holiday gifts!
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives, I first published this recipe in 2013.
Terri D says
Fantastic recipe. I’ve made this several times and always turns out perfect. I like these cookies better than the real Girl Scout cookies and much healthier. I’ve always substituted coconut oil for palm oil with no problem. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I’m addicted.
Elana says
Thanks Terri!
Hayley says
These turned out great! I can’t have coconut so I replaced it with 3 Tablespoons brown rice flour. Worked perfectly! I really miss Thin Mints so I am ecstatic to find this recipe. Thank you so much!
Elana says
Thanks Hayley!
Debi says
Hi Elana! I love your recipes and have made them often over the years. Quick question, has honey always been the primary sweetener in this recipe? Thank in advance for your response!
Elana says
Debi, yes it has :-)
Barbara Drady says
Hi Elana,
I love your recipes. I recently found that my body has a severe aversion to all things coconut. Quite a blow since I’ve been a paleo chick for years. Is there a replacement for coconut flour in some or all of your recipes?
Thank you!
Barbara
Elana says
Barbara, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Carol says
Many of your recipes require a food processor. I don’t own one and am not likely ever to own one because they are expensive. Will a blender or mixer work? Thanks!
Elana says
Carol, thanks for your comment! I use a food processor because it’s far cheaper than a stand mixer and is also more multi-purpose than the other appliances in my kitchen. Feel free to experiment and let me know if it works :-)
Paula van Riel says
It is disappointing to see so many of your recipes now recommending palm oil since the production of this oil is detrimental to the environment in many ways. Is there an alternate oil you would recommend here?
Elana says
Paula, thanks for your comment! This recipe is from 2013. Feel free to experiment with the recipe, just be sure to stop back by and leave a comment letting us know if it worked :-)
Zulma says
I agree-was wondering if coconut oil would work? :-)
Elana says
Zulma, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Suzanne Freeman says
Hi. What shortening do you use? Thanks
Elana says
Suzanne, if you click the link in the ingredients portion of the recipe that says “palm shortening” you will be given that info :-)