These Homemade Thin Mint Cookies taste better than the original Girl Scout Cookies and are made with clean ingredients! They are gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, and have a dairy free option as well. I’m serious, these cookies are SO GOOD!! You only need x ingredients and they only need 10 minutes to bake. I hope you give this recipe a try and love them as much as I do! Leave a review/rating below. I love to hear your feedback! If you love these cookies, I know you will also love my Healthier Oatmeal Raisin Cookies as well.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup organic cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup organic maple syrup
- 2 tbsp organic melted coconut oil or grass fed butter
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 90-120g or so of organic dark baking chocolate chips, melted – I like the brand Hu.
How To Make Them
- In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Add in the maple syrup, melted butter (or coconut oil if using), and peppermint extract & mix until a thick dough forms.
- Shape the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. It is important to have cold dough or it will be too hard to work with.
- Roll the dough between 2 pieces of wax paper until about 1/4 inch thick. We want the dough to be pretty thin to match the classic thin mints, but not too thin to where you can’t pick up the cookies and they break apart.
- Cut out circles with a small circular object (like the lid of a spice jar) and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Re-roll the scraps of the dough and continue cutting cookies until all the dough is gone. I was bale to make 18 cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and place the cookies on the cookie sheet in the freezer while the oven heats up. It’s very important to keep the dough nice and cold!
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to sit on the baking sheet for 15 minutes, or until COMPLETELY cooled. Since we are using almond flour, the cookies need to properly set so this is crucial.
- Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second increments (use a little bit of coconut oil if needed).
- Using a fork, dip each cookie into the melted chocolate until fully coated. Place each cookie onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet or cooling rack. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until the chocolate coating has hardened.
- If you have extra melted chocolate & want to be extra like me, drizzle it on top of your cookies once the chocolate shell has set for a pretty effect!
- Dig in! Best served cold in my opinion:)
How To Store Leftovers
Store leftover thin mints covered in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. They are best served cool in my opinion!! You can also freeze these for up to 6 months.
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Healthy Homemade Thin Mint Cookies
These Homemade Thin Mints taste better than the original Girl Scout Cookies and are made with clean ingredients! They are gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, and have a dairy free option as well. I'm serious, these cookies are SO GOOD!! You only need x ingredients and they only need 10 minutes to bake. I hope you give this recipe a try and love them as much as I do! Leave a review/rating below. I love to hear your feedback!
Ingredients
Instructions
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In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Add in the maple syrup, melted butter (or coconut oil if using), and peppermint extract & mix until a thick dough forms.
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Shape the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. It is important to have cold dough or it will be too hard to work with.
-
Roll the dough between 2 pieces of wax paper until about 1/4 inch thick. We want the dough to be pretty thin to match the classic thin mints, but not too thin to where you can't pick up the cookies and they break apart.
-
Cut out circles with a small circular object (like the lid of a spice jar) and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
-
Re-roll the scraps of the dough and continue cutting cookies until all the dough is gone. I was bale to make 18 cookies.
-
Preheat the oven to 350°F and place the cookies on the cookie sheet in the freezer while the oven heats up. It’s very important to keep the dough nice and cold!
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Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to sit on the baking sheet for 15 minutes, or until COMPLETELY cooled. Since we are using almond flour, the cookies need to properly set so this is crucial.
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Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second increments (use a little bit of coconut oil if needed).
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Using a fork, dip each cookie into the melted chocolate until fully coated. Place each cookie onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet or cooling rack. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until the chocolate coating has hardened.
-
If you have extra melted chocolate & want to be extra like me, drizzle it on top of your cookies once the chocolate shell has set for a pretty effect!
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Dig in! Best served cold in my opinion:)
Serving Size 1 cookie
Servings 18
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 100kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 7.7g12%
- Saturated Fat 2.4g12%
- Cholesterol 3.5mg2%
- Sodium 21.2mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 7.6g3%
- Dietary Fiber 1.6g7%
- Sugars 4.3g
- Protein 2.2g5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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