These Keto Thin Mints are going to be your new Girl Scout Cookies are basically the most delicious cookies on earth, ESPECIALLY the Thin Mints.
Chocolate and mint is my favorite flavor combo, which probably explains why I think these cookies are just SO GOOD.
However, each year, I have to (forcefully) stop myself from diving face-first into a box of Girl Scout Thin Mints because of the not-so-great ingredients, the high carb content, and because they are far from allergy-friendly.
With that in mind, I knew I needed to come up with a keto- and allergy-friendly alternative!
Allergy-Friendly Thin Mints Recipe
- Low-Carb/Keto: Only 1.5 grams of net carbs per cookie versus over 5 grams of carbs in the commercial version of the cookie.
- Paleo: These Thin Mints are free from grains, gluten, soy, and dairy.
- Dairy-Free: This recipe calls for coconut milk instead of cream, milk, and butter.
- Egg-Free: This recipe can be made egg-free. Just swap eggs with ground flax seeds, a fiber-rich, vegan alternative to eggs!
- Gluten-Free/Grain-Free: This recipe uses almond flour, a grain- and gluten-free baking ingredient.
- Vegetarian/Vegan: In addition to these cookies being low-carb and paleo-compliant, they are also vegetarian/vegan as they are free from animal products.
- Refined Sugar-Free: This recipe uses Lakanto monk fruit sweetener, and does not contain traditional sugar or high glycemic sweeteners.
Net Carbs In This Recipe
With only 1.5g net carbs per serving, these are a perfect keto- and allergy-friendly dessert that everyone can enjoy!
Diets This Keto Thin Mints Recipe Is Compliant With
This recipe is keto, low-carb, paleo, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, vegan, and refined sugar-free.
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Keto Thin Mints
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
- Yield: 18 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Keto Thin Mints are a perfect way to curb your craving for a chocolate baked good! These cookies are keto, low-carb, paleo, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, vegan, refined-sugar-free, and only 1.5g net carbs per serving!
Ingredients
Cookie
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 tbsp water or 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup golden monk fruit sweetener (use code “REALBALANCED” for 20% off Lakanto products)
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, room temperature
- 2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Coating
- 160g cocoa butter
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp golden monk fruit sweetener
- 2 tbsp almond milk
- 1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Instructions
For the cookies:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- (For egg-free/vegan) To a small bowl, add flax seeds and water. Whisk together until fully incorporated. Set aside to set for at least 5 minutes.
- To a mixing bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk together.
- Melt coconut oil in the microwave until liquid, about 30 seconds.
- To dry ingredients, add melted coconut oil, flax mixture OR egg, peppermint extract, and vanilla extract. Mix together until well-combined.
- Roll dough into a ball and transfer bowl of dough to the refrigerator to chill for 10 minutes.
- Between two pieces of parchment paper, place ball of chilled dough. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is an even layer.
- Using a cookie cutter or mason jar lid, cut cookies out of dough and place on prepared baking sheets. Continue to re-roll the dough and cut cookies out until all dough has been used up.
- Bake cookies one baking sheet at a time for 25 minutes.
For the chocolate coating:
- Line a plate or baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
- Using double boiler method on a stovetop, melt chocolate ingredients over medium-low heat. Stirring occasionally until ingredients are fully combined.
- Transfer chocolate to a shallow bowl.
- Using a fork, dip cookies into melted chocolate, flipping as necessary so as to evenly coat both sides of the cookie.
- Transfer chocolate-coated cookie to the prepared plate.
- Refrigerate cookies until chocolate hardens, about 30 minutes, or freeze for 10 minutes.
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Vonnie says
Can you sub out the almond flour and almond milk for coconut flour and coconut milk to make this nut free?
Sara Nelson says
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.
MS says
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?
Sara Nelson says
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.
Devin Bigelow says
Chocolate came out extremely runny. The chocolate is sitting at the bottom of the bowl not mixed.
Sara Nelson says
Sorry you had trouble, Devin! Did you use cocoa butter (very different from traditional butter and coconut oil!)? I can’t imagine the coating being too runny if you used cocoa butter and cocoa powder, but if you did, let me know and I’ll troubleshoot some ideas with you!
Fanessa Parkerson says
Mine came out separated as well.
Kylee says
These are divine! Love recipes that give me the sweetness but not all the guilt!
★★★★★
realbalanced says
I am so glad you enjoyed, Kylee!!! Thank you for your comment and recipe rating! I appreciate it so much!
Ariel says
I tried this recipe and used egg. The cookies were good but were chewy and not crispy. Wondering if I did something wrong or if that is how yours turned out too?
★★★★
realbalanced says
Hi, Ariel! I would guess that the cookies needed to be rolled out thinner. The dough has to be quite flat to achieve a crispy texture.
Therese says
I don’t have the monk fruit sweetener do you know if stevia could be substituted? If yes how much?
realbalanced says
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).