Last Updated on May 4, 2024

These homemade copycat Girl Scout Almond Flour Thin Mint Cookies are made healthier with gluten-free and grain-free mint-flavored almond flour chocolate cookies, are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and coated in a decadent vegan chocolate coating for the perfect cookie treat made right at home!

Say hello to minty chocolate cookie perfection! I’m not joking when I say these Homemade Almond Flour Thin Mint Cookies are perfect in every way. While I fully support Girl Scout troops, unfortunately due to food sensitivities I am unable to enjoy their version of one of America’s favorite chocolate covered cookies, so I wanted to try to make my own at home.

I mean, I ate about six cookies in one day and they were all gone within two days. That’s gotta tell you something at least. They are surprisingly easy to make too. My new favorite is coating anything in chocolate- something I haven’t really done much until the creation of my dessert book, and now I am thinking of all the tasty treats I can cover in chocolate!

The Almond Flour Mint Chocolate Cookies

The mint chocolate cookies are made gluten-free and grain-free with almond flour and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. I took my recipe for almond flour chocolate chip cookie dough, added cocoa powder and pure mint extract for the perfect crunchy mint chocolate cookies. Here are the 8 ingredients you’ll need to make the cookies:

Almond flour. The base of the mint chocolate cookies is almond flour. By using almond flour, these cookies are not only gluten-free, but also grain-free! You will need 2½ cups of almond flour, preferably blanched almond flour.

Read All About Almond Flour and How To Make Your Own In This Post!

Cacao/Cocoa powder. I like to use unsweetened cacao powder as it’s the rawest, untreated form of cocoa, but you can use unsweetened cocoa powder too. To give these almond flour thin mint cookies their chocolate flavor you will need ½ cup of unsweetened cacao/cocoa powder.

Baking powder. Baking powder is used to help the cookies slightly rise. You will need 1 teaspoon of baking powder.

Salt. We’re adding ½ a teaspoon of salt to bring out the sweetness of the maple syrup!

Nut/seed butter. Instead of using dairy butter or vegan butter, we’re going to use a nut or seed butter as a healthy swap. I used sunflower seed butter, but you can use whatever nut/seed butter you’d like. Keep in mind, if you use a nut butter, such as peanut butter, with a stronger flavor, the cookies might taste more like peanut butter. The sunflower seed butter has a more neutral taste. Cashew butter or almond butter would also be a more neutral substitute.

Mint extract. Make sure you buy pure mint extract to ensure it’s gluten-free.

Vanilla extract. Same as the mint extract, you’ll want to use pure vanilla extract and not imitation vanilla.

Maple syrup. To keep these cookies naturally sweetened, I’m using maple syrup. You will need ½ cup of pure maple syrup.

The Chocolate Coating

After the cookies bake and cool you’ll submerge them in a melted chocolatey bath. The chocolate coating is made with only 2 ingredients. If you prefer a more intense mint flavor, you can add a splash of mint to the chocolate coating as well.

Dark chocolate chips. You will need an 8 ounce bag of dairy-free dark chocolate chips. If you don’t like dark chocolate, you can use semi-sweet chocolate chips. I don’t suggest milk chocolate chips as they contain dairy.

Coconut oil. Extracts are usually alcohol based, so to prevent the chocolate coating from turning too thick and clumpy (seizing), you need to add a little fat. My go-to for a healthy fat is coconut oil. Coconut oil also helps thin out the chocolate making the cookies easier to dip.

How To Make Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Whisk together the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Next add in the nut/seed butter, mint, vanilla, and maple syrup and stir until a well combined cookie dough forms.

Turn the dough out onto a piece of parchment paper and roll it out to be approximately ¼-inch thick. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut cookies out and place them onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Gather remaining dough and re-roll and cut until all the dough is used up.

Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let them cool completely.

To make the chocolate coating, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a small bowl for approximately 1 mintute. Stir until the chocolate is smooth and creamy.

Fully submerge each cookie into the melted chocolate, using a fork to flip it and fish it out of the bowl. Place each cookie back onto the parchment paper to set up.

Place the cookies in the fridge to harden and then enjoy!

What Is The Best Cookie Cutter To Use

I used a 2-inch round cookie cutter to make these homemade almond flour thin mint cookies. They don’t have to be exactly 2 inches, so if you have another round cookie cutter, that could work too. You just don’t want them TOO big or they may be harder to coat in the chocolate.

How To Store These Cookies

Once these cookies set up and the chocolate coating hardens you can store them in an airtight container on the counter or in the fridge. If you like thin mints cold, you can try to store them in an airtight container in the freezer too for extra minty crispness! Yum!

Can I Swap Out The Almond Flour If I Have a Nut Allergy?

These cookies would still be able to be enjoyed if you have an almond allergy. I would suggest using sunflower seed flour instead. If you can’t find it on Amazon or in your local grocery store, you can make your own at home by grinding raw sunflower seeds into a fine flour, just like you would making your own almond flour!

I have not tried this recipe with sunflower seed flour, so I cannot guarantee the same results.

More Homemade Cookies

If you’re like me and can’t enjoy traditional Girl Scout Thin Mints, I hope you love this copycat alternative thin mint recipe. Let me know what you think down below in the comments section, as well as giving it a five star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ so that others can discover this delicious almond flour cookie recipe! Tag me on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest!