Description
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!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened sunflower seed butter/peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons pure mint extract
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
Chocolate Coating
- 8 oz gluten-free, vegan dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- If you prefer a more intense mint flavor, you can add a splash of mint to the chocolate coating as well.
Instructions
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!
Notes
* If you prefer a more intense mint flavor, you can add a splash of mint to the chocolate coating as well.
** 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!
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- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American