These Paleo Thin Mint Cookies are easy to make and irresistible! A crunchy chocolate cookie dipped in mint chocolate that is gluten free, dairy free and naturally sweetened, but no one will be able to tell!
Thin Mints are arguably the most popular Girl Scout cookie. There is just something addicting about those thin little crunchy cookies that are too easy to eat one after another. Well, these cookies have that same addicting quality, but made with way better ingredients. Ingredients that won't leave you feeling crappy afterwards.
These are easy to make- the dough is mixed together quickly, the dough is rolled out and cut into circles, baked then dipped in mint chocolate. I'm not going to say they are the quickest cookie ever. Between the cutting and the dipping there is some time involved, but it is more than worth it. It's a labor of love that pays in 60 scrumptious cookies.
If you think 60 cookies is too much for you, then give some to a friend or put some in the freezer for later. They are actually good straight from the freezer so I don't know if that's good advice on how to not eat them all 🙂
Room Stable Cookies
One thing that is really great about these cookies is they hold up at room temperature. The chocolate doesn't melt and the cookies don't get soft (like a lot of paleo cookies), which means they are perfect for giving as gifts. I actually send my mom a box of them because she loves the originals and she loved these ones, too! A true sign that they are good- even for people who don't eat paleo or gluten free.
The perfect size cookies
Here is the cookie cutter I used- a 1 ½ inch. I thought it was the perfect size, not too big or too small. I bought a set of cutters because it was a better deal and I can use the other sizes for other things.
The chocolate coating is just melted Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips and a little mint extract. So simple and adds a nice minty touch. If you need this to be strict paleo then use Eating Evolved Chocolate that is sweetened with coconut sugar.
If you love the originals then you will love these paleo thin mint cookies. Thin, crunchy, sweet, and perfectly minty.
You will also be interested in my other Girl Scout inspired recipes:
- Paleo Samoa Cookie Bars
- Vegan Paleo Shortbread Lemonades
- Paleo Homemade Tagalong Cookies
- Nut Free Tagalong Bars (paleo and vegan)
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Paleo Thin Mint Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ⅓ cup cacao powder
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons melted ghee or grass-fed butter if tolerated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mint Coating
- 1 ½ cups dairy-free chocolate chips
- 1- 1 ⅕ teaspoons mint extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, cacao powder, coconut sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add in the egg, ghee, and vanilla and mix well. The dough should come together and form a ball.
- Place a piece of wax or parchment paper on the counter and put the dough on top. Place another piece of wax paper on top of the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin. Roll very thin, about ⅛ inch and make it as even as possible.
- Using a 1 ½ inch round cookie cutter, cut cookies out.
- Carefully transfer the cut cookies to the baking sheets. I found lifting the paper and gently removing each one was the easiest.
- Roll remaining dough into a ball and repeat the rolling, cutting process until all dough is used. You should get about 30 cookies total.
- Bake for 28 minutes. Remove and let cool. They will crisp up as they cool. (This is the time that worked for me, but some people are having issues with burning. Check around 18 minutes)
- Once cookies are fully cooled make the chocolate mixture.
- In a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup, melt the chocolate chips. Microwave in 20-30 second increments, stirring each time, until fully melted and smooth. About 1 ½ minutes total.
- Add in the mint extract and stir well.
- Dip each cookies in the chocolate, scrapping off any excess so they are not covered too thick. I did this by using my finger for the top and pushing the excess of while still leaving enough to look pretty. For the bottom I used a butter knife and made it very thin. Place on wax or parchment paper and let cool.
- Store at room temperature for up to a week then the refrigerator after that.
Holley The Primal Desire says
Thin mints are 100% my fave Girl guide cookie. These look MUCH healthier
Jessica DeMay says
They are! You would love them, Holley!
Megan Stevens says
SO impressive! These look amazing!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Megan!
Melissa ~Real Nutritious Living says
I can now die happy! Thank you!
Jessica DeMay says
You're welcome, Melissa! 🙂
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Swoon!!! I would happily devour a bunch of these! So much better than the other kind ... I haven't had those since I was a kid, but I loved them then. I totally need to make these for my family so they can try them too. Yum!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Emily! Yes, I haven't had them in so many years. It's just not worth it. I think your family will love them!
STACEY CRAWFORD says
Wow, Jessica, these look so chocolatey delicious. I love mint and chocolate together!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Stacey!
Irena Macri says
OMG yes! I can have my Girl Scout cookies and eat them too! Thanks so much for this recipe. It looks incredible.
Jessica DeMay says
You're welcome, Irena! Thanks- you will love them!
Tessa Simpson says
I sat with my daughter while she peddled GS cookies today. What I wouldn't give if they actually make cookies with these kinds of wholesome ingredients instead!! One can dream...in the mean time I gag inside my head!
Jessica DeMay says
Right? How much better would you feel helping her sell something you believe in! 🙂
Jean says
Oh my... are these for real?? I used to eat a whole box of thin mints in one sitting and I’m loving this recipe! Love this healthy clean version.
Jessica DeMay says
Yes! Me, too! You will love these!
rlseaton says
They sound wonderful!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks!
Melissa says
Im not sure how these and a lot of chocolate chip cookies are labeled as paleo when even the enjoy life brand of chocolate chips have cane sugar in them. Can you elaborate on that? I’ve always been curious.
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Melissa- yes, most of the paleo community consider these okay and accepted as paleo because they are dairy, soy, and gluten free. That's not easy to find. Even expensive chocolate at the health food store contains soy almost always. I will make a note that to be strict paleo to use Eating Evolved chocolate- that's sweetened with coconut sugar and very delicious, just more expensive and harder to find. I hope that helps and let me know if you have more questions.