Gluten-Free Thin Mints

Make gluten-free thin mints at home! This easy homemade recipe recreates the iconic Girl Scout cookie with crispy, grain-free chocolate mint cookies dipped in a rich dark chocolate coating. Made with simple wholesome ingredients, these copycat thin mints are completely gluten-free, vegan, naturally sweetened, paleo-friendly, and taste just as good as the original!

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The SNAP of a frozen thin mint–a peak cookie eating experience. Thin mints also happen to be the only Girl Scout cookie my family ever bought when I was growing up, so due to nostalgia factor they are obviously my favorite of the GSCs. But when you bake them at home with just a handful of simple healthier ingredients, make the cookie extra rich and keep that signature snap thanks to Chocolate SunButter in the dough, coat them in a dairy-free dark chocolate mint coating, and enjoy one of your own cookie creations at room temperature or straight from the freezer…that’s better than any boxed cookie can be. But we all agree they’re better frozen, right??

How To Make Your Own Thin Mint Cookies

A simple but perfect combination of crispy chocolate cookie and snappy chocolate coating with a pop of peppermint throughout. Let’s start with the cookie…

Gluten-Free Crispy Chocolate Cookie

Creating a cookie with the proper crunchy snap without traditional butter, sugar, and flour can be tricky. But this healthier combination of ingredients pulls if off perfectly, with just 7 ingredients required:

• Almond flour. Which means these thin mints aren’t just gluten-free, they’re GRAIN-FREE too. Almond flour is also higher in fat than your typical grain-based flour, which makes for a moist but not chewy texture.
• Cocoa powder. This recipe is chocolate on chocolate, so of course we need some cocoa powder in the cookie.
• Salt. The final dry ingredient, a good pinch off sets all the sweetness so deliciously.
• Chocolate SunButter. Not only does the Chocolate SunButter replace any butter you would use in a traditional cookie recipe, it also adds extra sweet chocolatey flavor that makes these cookies extra decadent. If you don’t have the chocolate variety on hand, you could swap in any creamy variety of SunButter since there is cocoa powder in the dough too.
• Coconut oil. Just a couple of tablespoons makes the dough firm up quickly when chilled so the cookies are easier to cutout and transfer to the pan.
• Maple syrup or agave. Or whatever liquid sweetener you prefer. You don’t need much since the SunButter already adds some delicious sweetness too.
• Peppermint extract. Just a little bit in the cookies, most of the peppermint flavor is in the coating. You can use 1-2 drops of food-grade peppermint essential oil instead.

Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate Coating

These cookies taste best with a dark chocolate coating in my opinion, I used a 70% cacao dark chocolate for dipping my cookies. You could use semi-sweet instead, just make sure it’s a dairy-free variety. And I highly recommend adding a teaspoon of coconut oil when melting the chocolate to create the perfect THIN coating when you dip the cookies. I used 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract in the melted chocolate, but again you could use food-grade peppermint essential oil instead. A fork works best for dipping, make sure you tap it on the edge of the bowl and allow for some of the excess chocolate to drip off before transferring to a parchment-lined plate or pan to set.

Storing and Serving Suggestions

Room temperature, refrigerated, or frozen–these gluten-free thin mints are delicious any which way! Personally frozen is my favorite, but try them all and find your fave or stash a few in each location and enjoy the variety of textures/tastes. They will last the longest in the freezer of course (a few months), but they keep well in the fridge as well (1-2 weeks) before starting to dry out. The cookie will become soft/crumbly at room temperature, so I don’t recommend storing them out on the counter.

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More Girl Scout Cookie Inspired Recipes You’ll Love

• Gluten-Free Tagalong Cookies
• Homemade Vegan Samoas
• Dairy-Free Samoa Cheesecake

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