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.
Terry says
These were amazing! Just one question. My melted chocolate was so thick I couldn’t dip the cookies. I smeared it on them with a spoon. Anybody else have that problem or a solution? How do you make the chocolate runnier??
Elana says
Terry, chocolate gets like this when it is over-heated which causes it to seize and become very thick. Next time heat your chocolate over lower heat. I’m so glad to hear these were amazing :-)
LMB says
Wow, these were fantastic, so similar to the real thing! I substituted coconut butter for the shortening and they were really great.
Elana says
LMB, thanks for letting me know these were fantastic!
LeanChick says
What an amazing recipe – the coconut flour works great.. I of course substituted coconut oil.. Perfection! Thank you!!
Elana says
LeanChick, I’m so happy to hear these were perfection!
cindy says
you are my chef hero elana! thank you for this recipe. now i can feel even more guilty for turning down girls scouts and there fundraising efforts! ;-)
Elana says
Thanks Cindy!
Sarah says
These cookies are amazing! Thanks for another wonderful recipe! :)
Elana says
Sarah, thanks for letting me know these cookies were amazing!
Kristin says
Elana,
Just finished making up the dough and it’s in the freezer as we “speak”. I wondered why the recipe was for such a small batch before I made it, and now I know why…the dough is soooo delicious that if I didn’t have a small batch I’d eat half of it raw!!!! (I don’t want to face my kids with only 10 cookies left, the shame of it) Thanks a million for all your wonderful recipe’s. My daughters and I are currently baking our way through your cupcake book and absolutely loving it too. Favorite so far is the Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache. They were much too good for words!
Elana says
Kristin, I’m so glad that you are enjoying these cookies! Thanks for reminding me about the Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcake with Chocolate Ganache in my second book! I love that you and your daughter are baking your way through that book and enjoying all of my cupcake recipes :-)
KoalaGirl says
Does anyone know if you can substitute peppermint oil (edible essential oil) for peppermint extract?
Steph says
Yes, but use a lot less because it is much stronger. More like 1/8-1/4 tsp. :)
Jessie says
Great recipe share. Girl Scout cookies are so delicious but full of calories. Plus now with this recipe, I can have these any time I get the urge for these cookies rather than just during the “girl scout cookie season”.
Elana says
Thanks Jessie!
Whitney @ The Newlywed Chefs says
Oh, yum! This looks fabulous, and I love the whole ingredients that are used. Wonderful!
Elana says
Whitney, thanks so much!
Cindy Sue says
Oh, and I forgot, can I use butter for coconut oil or palm shortening?
Elana says
Cindy Sue, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)