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.
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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.
Nancy says
Sounds yummy!
Elana says
Thanks Nancy!
Joan says
i don’t have coconut flour, can i just increase the almond flour?
Would like to make them this weekend. They look so good and yummy.
thanks for sharing.
Elana says
Joan, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried that so not sure. If you experiment I hope you’ll stop back by and let us know how it goes :-)
Susan Z. says
Went a little wild with this recipe and would rave, but I think you know how incredibly good it is… I’m presently knee deep in ‘tweens’ who love it as a sandwich with your ice cream recipes as filling. Your cookies are a wonderful gift idea (I so deeply appreciate your conservation comments) but have to say your cookbooks are a great gift idea as well! Thank you Elana for all you do!!
Elana says
Susan, I love every single one of your comments! What a great idea to use these cookies as a sandwich for my ice cream recipes. And thanks for reminding me that my cookbooks are a great gift idea :-)
Elana says
Kim, what a fantastic comment! I’m so happy that I’ve made your life complete with this recipe :-)
Elana says
Elizabeth, if you click the green text in the ingredients portion of the recipe that says “chocolate chips” you will be taken to the exact product that I use :-)
Joy says
These are so good!!! My brother couldn’t keep his hands off of them!! This is the first time that I was able to not have to make any changes to a recipe!! No one could tell that they were healthy!!!
Elana says
Joy, I’m so happy to hear that you and your brother enjoyed these! I hope you’ll try more of my recipes :-)
Ella says
My little one is allergic to eggs and milk. Thank you much for this recipe love that I don’t have to modify anything! Plus they taste amazing!
Elana says
Ella, I’m so sorry to hear about your little one, but glad to be part of your family’s healing journey via this recipe. Also thanks for letting me know these Paleo Thin Mints taste amazing :-)
wendy says
OMG!! These Thin Mint cookies are as sinful as the real deal!! Thank you, Elena
Elana says
Wendy, I’m so happy to hear these cookies were as good as the real deal!
Sara says
These are great cookies! I used butter for the shortening,and did not coat them so they were just crispy little delicious bisbuits.
Elana says
Sara, I’m so happy to hear these are great!
Lori says
Glad to hear butter works, I’m going to try that. To save calories, I’ve been skipping the best part too, the coating, but they’re so good plain, too. Also, as I’m lazy, I don’t roll the dough out, I just flatten little balls of dough with a very small container, or even my hand. They don’t get as flat and perfect, but for my family it’s fine.
Elana says
Lori, I’m so glad to hear that you are enjoying these!
Kristy says
You are seriously a blessing sent from GOD. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your time, dedication, and life-giving recipes. I have struggled with eating right without deprivation for many years, and I feel I was led to you site to find a treasure trove of knowledge and wonderful recipes. I have made about four of your recipes so far, and they are all AMAZING- you are such a gift. This was my latest creation, and mint and dark chocolate are my favorite. My whole family is delighted, again sincere thanks and appreciation for the impact of your good work and generous spirit sharing this with the world.
Elana says
Kristy, blessings to you! I’m so happy to meet you here. Thanks for letting us know the Thin Mints are AMAZING :-)