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.
TJ says
They are test marketing a chocolate chip gluten free cookie in certain parts of the United States this year. If sales go well, it should be released nation wide next year.
Kellie says
These were very easy to work with and tasted great. THe only thing I had to do differently was that I had to bake the cookies for 14 minutes, not 4. Also, I only had mint extract (a combo of spearmint and peppermint) on hand, so the peppermint flavor was not as intense as I would’ve liked. Will try these again using peppermint extract.
Elana says
Kellie, thanks for letting me know these were very easy to work with and tasted great!
Amanda says
OMG… these are so great my non paleo family and friends love ’em too… now… if I could just stop eating them….;) Thanks for the recipe;)
Elana says
Amanda, I’m so happy to hear that these are so great your non paleo family and friends love ’em too!
Melissa says
Tried these today. FREAKIN YUM!!!! I would have a hard time telling them apart from the real deal. After they came out of the oven I wanted them a little bit crunchier than they seemed to be so I threw them in the dehydrator for 12 hours. Now they have that perfect thin-mint crunch. Definitely going to be a favorite!
BaK says
Brilliant!! going to do the same.
Nancy Ryan says
These sound yummy! What do you use to dip them? Just sounds real messy if using my fingers.
Elana says
Nancy, if you click the green text that says “dip” in the instructions portion of the recipe you will see the tool that I use :-)
Anne Rollo says
Elena,
These sure bring back memories from my Girl Scout Days! What would the Carb count be on these cookies, please?
Thank you,
Anne
Elana says
Anne, thanks for your comment! For more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a lovely day!
Elana
Jessica says
Is there anything that can be substituted for the almond flour? It seems most recipes contain nuts.
Elana says
Jessica, here’s a link to my Nut-Free Dessert recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/special-diets/nut-free-dessert/
Enjoy!
Elana
Elana says
Jessica, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Claudia says
Hi. Is there a substitute youlike for Almonds? Son is allergic to all nuts and soy.
Brooke says
This recipe is awesome!! I made these for a friend who recently discovered many food allergies, and she really loved them. I substituted coconut oil for shortening, and agave for the honey, just because it was what I had on hand. I ended up with 50 cookies, however, so I had to use about 10 oz of dark chocolate. My husband loved them, too, and this will be a go-to recipe from now on. Thanks so much!
Elana says
Brooke, I’m so happy to hear you and your husband loved these and that this will be a go-to recipe from now on!
carol Perkoski says
Hi Elana,
I am gluten free and grain free and pre diabetic. I really appreciate all your wonderful recipes. I am hoping you will post more recipes with coconut sugar and nectar rather than agave. I am an inexperienced baker and wonder if you can provide info in your FAQ’s about the equivalents using coconut sugar. I found a frosting recipe online that uses coconut sugar and arrowroot blended to make it into a powdered sugar consistency for frosting.
Elana says
Carol, thanks for your feedback! Given that you are pre-diabetic you may enjoy my Keto Diet Recipes page:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/keto/
Enjoy!
Elana