Paleo Double Chocolate Mint Cookies are a healthy alternative to the thin mint cookie, are made from wholesome natural ingredients and taste like Christmas in a cookie! They are gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free (without candy cane!)
Who has been loving cookie week as much as me?! I knew ever since last year that I wanted to do a cookie week this year because holiday baking is my all time favorite. So far this year we have made snickerdoodles, gingersnaps and healthy peanut butter blossoms!
Growing up we always had the best cookie situation. My mom would spend so much time in the kitchen with us baking as many cookies as possible and then she would attend a cookie exchange where she would make 6 dozen cookies and then come home with the same amount but all different cookies.
And this year I’m taking the job of making all the cookies since her cook exchange no longer meets.
But I enjoy that so much, especially because it means I get to put on The Great British Baking Show while baking and just get to work in the kitchen doing my favorite thing, baking.
Is anyone else watching this show right now?! I am completely and utterly obsessed with it and cannot believe I wasn’t watching it earlier. We started watching it when we were at Tom’s house for Thanksgiving and I have seriously been obsessed with it ever since.
For those who haven’t been watching or have no idea what I’m talking about, if you have Netflix, you need to be watching it or at least putting it on as background noise! It’s almost like MasterChef but all baking and they are British, which automatically makes them so much nicer than Americans…
But seriously, they treat each other so nicely and its a friendly competition! Plus I’ve seriously learned so much about baking that I never would have known. Each episode they are in charge of making three different desserts. One signature bake, one technical bake, and one showstopper, each which sound exactly as they are.
My favorite is either the technical, where they have to nail a perfect simple recipe like a breaded braid, a certain cake, or a simple tart. The showstopper is one where they get to let their creativity shine and make something that is really a ‘showstopper’.
I highly highly recommend watching this show! And then letting it inspire you enough to make these paleo double chocolate mint cookies. They are seriously amazing, perfectly minty, and filled with chocolate goodness!
They are made completely gluten free, are free of dairy and are completely refined sugar free!
If you make these paleo double chocolate mint cookies, please let me know! And be sure to tag #ELWCookieWeek on Instagram
Paleo Double Chocolate Mint Cookies
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 cookies 1x
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Paleo Double Chocolate Mint Cookies are a healthy alternative to the thin mint cookie, are made from wholesome natural ingredients and taste like Christmas in a cookie! They are gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free (without candy cane!)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup nut butter (I used almond)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 3/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dairy free if desired)
Optional Topping:
- 1/2 cup melted chocolate
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and maple syrup.
- Whisk in egg and then add in vanilla and peppermint extract.
- In a large bowl, mix almond flour, coconut flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and stir to combine.
- Once fully combined, let sit for 15 minutes for flours to absorb liquid.
- Roll into balls and flatten with hand onto baking sheet.
- Add chocolate chips to top.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until slightly firm to touch.
- Let cool completely.
- Once cooled, melt chocolate and dip one half of cookie into chocolate and then into crushed candy cane pieces. They will contain added sugar if you use candy cane.
- Let set and store at room temperature for up to one week.
- Category: dessert, cookies, gluten free, dairy free
Keywords: cookie week, holiday cookies, gluten free cookies, holiday baking, dairy free, gluten free
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Bryan says
December 5, 2018 at 1:46 amMy son would have a great time crushing candy canes for toppings! great recipe, thank you!
Erin says
December 5, 2018 at 2:49 pmI bet he would love it! Great idea for holiday fun.
Meredith says
December 13, 2018 at 10:24 pmWhy do you put the chocolate chips on top instead of mixing them in?! Making these right now and cant wait to try! I was just curious!
Erin says
December 17, 2018 at 3:16 pmI do it strictly for aesthetics 🙂 Both is a good idea!
Jillian says
December 18, 2018 at 2:48 pmDo you think you could just use almond flour to sub coconut? I want to make these but realized I have everything except the coconut flour!
Erin says
December 18, 2018 at 2:51 pmYou could most likely do it – just would need more AF. Would try 2 cups!