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Keto Copycat Thin Mints

Net Carbs:3.6g
Published:11/09/20Updated:01/16/21
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These Keto Copycat Thin Mints are a delicious and low-carb cookie that is reminiscent of the cookies that many of us grew up eating. These cookies are easy-to-make, can be prepared and served in just over 1 hour, are low in carbs, are allergy-friendly, and are compliant with a variety of diets like keto, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, nut-free, and egg-free.

Be sure to read through the blog post for the answers to frequently asked questions before you move on to the recipe card and begin making this recipe. You will find step-by-step photos within the blog post (located above the recipe card) that will help you to successfully make this recipe for copycat Thin Mints.

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Vegan keto cookies made without almond flour or coconut flour

These Keto Thin Mints do not include almond flour or coconut flour and are, instead, made with a combination of chia seeds, ground sunflower seed meal, unsweetened cocoa powder, and monk fruit sweetener, making them both nut-free and refined sugar-free. They’re also vegetarian-friendly and vegan-friendly as they do not contain eggs or dairy.

a stack of keto thin mints with the top half eaten with mint leaves sprinkled atop a marble kitchen counter

Keto thin mints recipe FAQs

Before you begin making this recipe, read over the answers to these commonly asked questions and look through the step-by-step instruction photos.

What ingredients are required?

Cookies:

  • Ground chia seeds
  • Water
  • Ground sunflower seed meal
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Salt
  • Xanthan gum
  • Gluten-free baking powder
  • Coconut oil
  • Classic monk fruit sweetener
  • Peppermint extract
  • Pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating:

  • Sugar-free dark chocolate chips
  • Coconut oil
  • Peppermint extract

Are there any ingredient substitution options?

  • Ground Chia Seeds: If you only have whole chia seeds on-hand, simply pulse them in a food processor until ground. Alternatively, ground flax seeds should work here, although I have not tested this, so I cannot say for sure; but, this is typically a substitute that works.
  • Ground Sunflower Seed Meal: You can make your own homemade ground sunflower seed meal by pulsing sunflower seeds in a food processor until they turn into a flour. If you eat nuts, almond flour should work fine here at a 1:1 ratio substitution. Coconut flour will not work.
  • Gluten-Free Baking Powder: You can replace this ingredient by making your own baking powder using baking soda and cream of tartar. For the 1/4 tsp of baking powder this recipe calls for, you will need to use 1/16 tsp baking soda and 1/8 tsp cream of tartar. Cream of tartar can be found at your grocery store with the spices. This substitution will make your recipe grain-free.
  • Coconut Oil: Butter can be substituted in at a 1:1 ratio for coconut oil. This substitution will lead to the recipe no longer being dairy-free or vegan.
  • Classic Monk Fruit Sweetener: You can use Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener, erythritol, or Swerve at a 1:1 ratio. I would not suggest using liquid stevia or powdered stevia here.

Where can ground sunflower seed meal be purchased?

I buy my ground sunflower seed meal from Amazon (this is the exact brand of sunflower meal that I use). If you’d prefer to not purchase it pre-ground, you can make your own at home by grinding up raw sunflower seeds in a food processor until they turn into a flour. Be careful to not over-blend as this will yield sunflower seed butter (similar to peanut butter).

What is monk fruit sweetener? Where can it be purchased?

Monk fruit sweetener is like sugar, but does not contain any net carbs. It incorporates into recipes at a 1:1 substitution ratio for traditional sugar. You can read more about why I use monk fruit sweetener my recipes is this post.

I purchase monk fruit sweetener from Lakanto’s website and have it delivered. If you also want to go this route, you can use discount code REALBALANCED at checkout for 20% OFF your order.

If you’d rather find and purchase monk fruit sweetener in-store, many grocery stores, especially specialty stores and Costco, carry Lakanto products.

Can this recipe be made coconut-free?

Yes. Coconut oil is used in both the cookie and chocolate coating of this recipe and it can easily be replaced with butter. Sub in unsalted butter at a 1:1 ratio for coconut oil to make this recipe coconut-free.

How many net carbs per serving?

Each Thin Mint contains just 3.6 grams of net carbs. The recipe will yield 12 servings in total and 1 cookie is equivalent to 1 serving.

What diets is this recipe compliant with?

  • Keto and Low-Carb: One cookie contains just 3.6 grams of net carbs.
  • Gluten-Free: This recipe is gluten-free. It can be made grain-free by substituting in a combination of baking soda and cream of tartar for gluten-free baking powder, which is described above in the Ingredient Substitution section as well as within the Notes section of the recipe card.
  • Nut-Free: These cookies are made without nut products like almond flour or almond butter.
  • Coconut-Free: This recipe can be made coconut-free by substituting butter in for coconut oil. Note that this substitution will lead to the cookies no longer being dairy-free or vegan.
  • Dairy-Free: This recipe does not require any dairy ingredients.
  • Egg-Free: These cookies are made without eggs.
  • Vegan and Vegetarian: These low carb cookies are vegetarian- and vegan-friendly.
  • Refined Sugar-Free: These cookies are made with monk fruit sweetener and do not contain any refined sugar.

How to store these cookies?

Refrigerator Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Freezer Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.

How to make these keto thin mints

Cookies: To a small bowl, add chia seeds and water. Set aside for 10 minutes to allow seeds to swell.

a bowl of dry ingredients atop a marble kitchen counter

In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.

mixed dry ingredients in a mixing bowl atop a marble kitchen counter

Add wet ingredients, including soaked chia seeds. Using a spoon, mix all ingredients together until well-combined and a dough is formed.

wet ingredients mixed with dry ingredients in a mixing bowl atop a marble kitchen counter

In mixing bowl, using your hand, roll dough into a ball and transfer mixing bowl of dough to refrigerator until firmed up, about 15-20 minutes.

keto thin mint dough rolled in to a ball in a mixing bowl atop a marble kitchen counter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Lay out 2 pieces of equal-sized parchment paper, one on top of the other. Remove mixing bowl of dough from refrigerator and place dough between pieces of parchment paper.

Using a rolling pin, roll dough into thin even-layer.

If you have any trouble with rolling the dough, it’s likely because it chilled a little too long in the refrigerator; simply let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes to warm slightly before rolling.

Using a circle cookie cutter, cut dough into cookies.

thin mint dough rolled to a thin layer and being cut  with a cookie cutter

Transferring each cut cookie to a prepared baking sheet. After using up all of dough, gather dough scraps, re-roll, and cut with cookie cutter again. Do this as many times as necessary until you’ve cut 12 cookies.

Transfer baking sheet to oven to bake for 10 minutes. After baking, remove baking sheet from oven and allow to cool at room temperature for a few minutes before transferring individual cookies to a wire rack to fully cool. Keep parchment paper-lined baking sheet out as you will need this again.

12 thin mint cookie dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper atop a marble kitchen counter

Chocolate Coating: Following the double boiler method, to a heat-proof bowl, add chocolate chips and coconut oil. To a large pot, add just enough water to fill the bottom of the pan, but not too much that the water will touch the bottom of the bowl you plan to melt the chocolate in.

Over medium heat with the bowl of chocolate atop the water, simmer the water, which will lead to the chocolate melting. Using a spoon or rubber spatula, stir occasionally until chocolate chips have fully melted.

Remove pot from heat and remove bowl of melted chocolate from atop pot. Stir in peppermint extract.

melted chocolate in a pot being stirred with a rubber spatula atop a marble kitchen counter

Final Steps: Allow melted chocolate in bowl to cool slightly before dipping baked cookies in one-by-one to fully coat cookies in melted chocolate.

cookie being dipped in melted chocolated atop a marble kitchen table

Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet before transferring baking sheet to the refrigerator until fully set, about 30 minutes.

chocolate covered thin mints on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

Serve and enjoy!

angled shot of a stack of keto thin mints atop with some mint leaves on the side atop a marble kitchen counter

Looking for more nut-free keto cookies?

If you enjoy these keto thin mints, you will love these other low-carb cookie options:

  • Low-Carb Chocolate Cookies
  • Nut-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Keto Snowball Cookies
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Keto Thin Mints


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5 from 1 review

  • Author: Sara Nelson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
  • Yield: 12 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

These Keto Copycat Thin Mints are a delicious and low-carb cookie that is reminiscent of the cookies that many of us grew up eating. These cookies are easy-to-make, can be prepared and served in just over 1 hour, are low in carbs, are allergy-friendly, and are compliant with a variety of diets like keto, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, nut-free, and egg-free.


Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 1 tsp (2g) ground chia seeds
  • 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (~1 oz) water
  • ⅔ cup (75g) loosely packed ground sunflower seed meal
  • ⅓ cup (27g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp xanthan gum
  • ¼ heaping tsp gluten-free baking powder
  • 2 ½ tsp (12g) melted coconut oil
  • ¼ cup (48g) classic monk fruit sweetener
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Coating:

  • 130g sugar-free dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract


Instructions

  1. Cookies: To a small bowl, add chia seeds and water. Set aside for 10 minutes to allow seeds to swell.
  2. In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients, including soaked chia seeds. Using a spoon, mix all ingredients together until well-combined and a dough is formed. In mixing bowl, using your hand, roll dough into a ball and transfer mixing bowl of dough to refrigerator until firmed up, about 15-20 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  4. Lay out 2 pieces of equal-sized parchment paper, one on top of the other. Remove mixing bowl of dough from refrigerator and place dough between pieces of parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll dough into thin even-layer. If you have any trouble with rolling the dough, it’s likely because it chilled a little too long in the refrigerator; simply let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes to warm slightly before rolling.
  5. Using a circle cookie cutter, cut dough into cookies. transferring each cut cookie to prepared baking sheet. After using up all of dough, gather dough scraps, re-roll, and cut with cookie cutter again. Do this as many times as necessary until you’ve cut 12 cookies.
  6. Transfer baking sheet to oven to bake for 10 minutes. After baking, remove baking sheet from oven and allow to cool at room temperature for a few minutes before transferring individual cookies to a wire rack to fully cool. Keep parchment paper-lined baking sheet out as you will need this again.
  7. Chocolate Coating: Following the double boiler method, to a heat-proof bowl, add chocolate chips and coconut oil. To a large pot, add just enough water to fill the bottom of the pan, but not too much that the water will touch the bottom of the bowl you plan to melt the chocolate in. Over medium heat with the bowl of chocolate atop the water, simmer the water, which will lead to the chocolate melting. Using a spoon or rubber spatula, stir occasionally until chocolate chips have fully melted.
  8. Remove pot from heat and remove bowl of melted chocolate from atop pot. Stir in peppermint extract.
  9. Final Steps: Allow melted chocolate in bowl to cool slightly before dipping baked cookies in one-by-one to fully coat cookies in melted chocolate. Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet before transferring baking sheet to the refrigerator until fully set, about 30 minutes.

Recipe Notes:

Ground Chia Seeds Substitution: If you only have whole chia seeds on-hand, simply pulse them in a food processor until ground. Alternatively, ground flax seeds should work here, although I have not tested this, so I cannot say for sure; but, this is typically a substitute that works.

Ground Sunflower Seed Meal Substitution: You can make your own homemade ground sunflower seed meal by pulsing sunflower seeds in a food processor until they turn into a flour. If you eat nuts, almond flour should work fine here at a 1:1 ratio substitution. Coconut flour will not work.

Where To Purchase Ground Sunflower Seed Meal: I buy my ground sunflower seed meal from Amazon (this is the exact brand of sunflower meal that I use). If you’d prefer to not purchase it pre-ground, you can make your own at home by grinding up raw sunflower seeds in a food processor until they turn into a flour. Be careful to not over-blend as this will yield sunflower seed butter (similar to peanut butter).

Gluten-Free Baking Powder Substitution: You can replace this ingredient by making your own baking powder using baking soda and cream of tartar. For the 1/4 tsp of baking powder this recipe calls for, you will need to use 1/16 tsp baking soda and 1/8 tsp cream of tartar. Cream of tartar can be found at your grocery store with the spices. This substitution will make your recipe grain-free.

Coconut Oil Substitution: Butter can be substituted in at a 1:1 ratio for coconut oil. This substitution will lead to the recipe no longer being dairy-free or vegan.

Classic Monk Fruit Sweetener Substitution: You can use Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener, erythritol, or Swerve at a 1:1 ratio. I would not suggest using liquid stevia or powdered stevia here.

Where To Purchase Monk Fruit Sweetener: I purchase monk fruit sweetener from Lakanto’s website and have it delivered. If you also want to go this route, you can use discount code REALBALANCED at checkout for 20% OFF your order. If you’d rather find and purchase monk fruit sweetener in-store, many grocery stores, especially specialty stores and Costco, carry Lakanto products.

How To Make This Recipe Coconut-Free: Sub in unsalted butter at a 1:1 ratio for coconut oil.

Net Carbs: Each serving, equivalent to 1 cookie, contains 3.6 grams of net carbs.

Refrigerator Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Freezer Storage: Store cookies in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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11 Comments

  1. KATHLEEN PANCOAST says

    November 9, 2020 at 4:26 pm

    I’ve made chocolate frostings before with coconut oil and they soften quickly at room temperature. If I subbed in butter for the coconut oil would they fare better at room temp? Is there a better substitute?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      November 9, 2020 at 5:12 pm

      Hi, Kathleen! Yes, I think butter would be the better option here if you need to store them at room temperature, but I think I’d still suggest to store them in the refrigerator, just in case!

      Reply
  2. Vonnie says

    September 4, 2019 at 10:36 am

    Can you sub out the almond flour and almond milk for coconut flour and coconut milk to make this nut free?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      September 4, 2019 at 10:38 am

      Unfortunately, coconut flour will not work, but ground sunflower seed meal likely will! That substitution always works well for me as a 1:1 sub for almond flour. Coconut milk can be subbed in for almond milk at a 1:1 ratio.

      Reply
  3. MS says

    April 2, 2019 at 12:37 pm

    I’m about to make these cookies but I don’t have cocoa butter. Can I just use Lily’s choco chips and coconut oil? How much should I use?

    Reply
    • Sara Nelson says

      April 2, 2019 at 1:18 pm

      Unfortunately, I’m not sure what amounts those ingredients would sub in for cocoa butter, but you could absolutely try it! I just wouldn’t really be able to give an accurate guess as subbing in pre-made chocolate chips and coconut oil for an entirely different ingredient is basically a different recipe altogether.

      Reply
  4. Kylee says

    August 23, 2018 at 12:32 pm

    These are divine! Love recipes that give me the sweetness but not all the guilt!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • realbalanced says

      August 23, 2018 at 12:34 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed, Kylee!!! Thank you for your comment and recipe rating! I appreciate it so much!

      Reply
  5. Therese says

    April 9, 2018 at 9:22 pm

    I don’t have the monk fruit sweetener do you know if stevia could be substituted? If yes how much?

    Reply
    • realbalanced says

      April 10, 2018 at 1:31 am

      Hi, Therese! Since there is such a variety of sweetness in terms of brands of stevia, it’s hard to say. I would refer to the packaging to see if they list a substitution ratio (the brand website may also have that information). Otherwise, I’d recommend just getting the monk fruit sweetener, or even Swerve or Truvia (1:1 subs for those).

      Reply

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