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
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.
Alyssa says
I’m so excited that you posted this recipe because it led me to your Paleo Samosas recipe!!
Elana says
Thanks Alyssa! That’s great! Here’s the link to that recipe for other readers:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-samoas/
Enjoy!
Elana
melissa says
I made these and found the honey flavor to be distracting….. has anyone tried anything else in it’s place? I can’t do agave syrup though…. maple syrup??? Not sure if that would go with peppermint either.
Cassie says
I used yacon syrup with great success.
Mia says
I’m going to try organic brown rice syrup in place of honey.
Dee says
Have you tried a different varieties of honey? I find light coloured honey, such as acacia honey, works better in recipes where you don’t want a honey flavour
Becky says
Coconut nectar subs beautifully for agave or honey :).
Steph says
I’ve never noticed much maple flavour using syrup in baked goods, as long as there are other flavours strong enough to mask it (i.e. chocolate & mint!).
Monica P says
I wish I saw this sooner :- ) Oh, well .. I already purchased a box of thin mints to support a colleague’s daughter. Next year I’ll know better.
Monica
Elana says
Thanks Monica!
Debbie says
any substitute for almond flour for a nut free version?
Elana says
Debbie, I haven’t tried that so not sure. Here’s a link to my Nut-Free Desserts page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/special-diets/nut-free-dessert/
Enjoy!
Elana
Neera@gfcfrasoi.blogspot.com says
Wonderful. These cookies are so tempting. I am going to give a try. :)
Elana says
Neera, thanks so much :-)
Mia says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I am looking forward to trying it.
Mia says
Thank you again Elana!!!
I love these cookies. I make a double batch every time and keep them in the freezer. Everyone I’ve shared them with loves them too.
For dipping I use 99% TCHO baking drops (one bag for a double batch). They are very easy to melt. I add powdered birch Xylitol, to my preferred sweetness, to the melted chocolate along with the peppermint extract.
Blessings,
Mia
Elana says
Mia, I’m so glad to hear that everyone loves these cookies :-)
Karen says
Oh, you’ve done it again! Cannot wait to try these. My favorite cookie. I wonder if you have any idea how much you have enhanced the quality of my life with your recipes…….. Thank you!
Elana says
Karen, thanks for your wonderful comment! You made my day :-)
tracy says
be still my heart …
Elana says
:-)
Anne Quintanilla says
Thin Mints are my fave GS cookies! It just happened, I began my Whole30 on the month of GS cookie sales :( Thanks to you, I will be able to get my fix, of course, after this month. Love your recipes!!!
Elana says
Anne, thanks for your comment and for letting me know you love my recipes!
Heather says
Omogosh these look fabulous and I love the ingredients!
Elana says
Thanks Heather!