These gluten-free and keto thin mints will satisfy all of your chocolate cookie cravings. Scout’s honor!

Better Than A Girl Scout

This recipe originally appeared back in 2016 (find it here) but I’ve updated the whole dang thing to make it better, butterier, and snappier!

Check out the old one because those photos are still hands down my favorite, but come right back because this one has a VIDEO 🙏 and the recipe is a showstopper.

What’s Different?

Well, you see folks, when I was starting out I had a bad habit of offering up the first recipe I tried that was edible. It was a hobby and I didn’t care as I do now.

I take food much more seriously. #cookiesarelife

So I have been going through old recipes and retesting them over and over again to make sure they are still on par with the Inspector Gorgeous Quality Control Standards. 🙌 This particular recipe wasn’t bad, but it is now sooooo much butter better.

Here’s to bettering ourselves and forever 1-upping the Girl Scouts!

Thin Mints! {Gluten Free & Low Carb!}

Thinner, mintier, butterier, and all other superlatives. 

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The biggest difference in this recipe is that back in the day, I didn’t
use xanthan gum often and I skimped on the butter.

Guess what? It makes a difference.

I took a page from my Shortbread Cookie recipe and altered it slightly
to get a better crumb and a cookie that was way easier to work with.

Thanks to a youtube commenter, it was brought to my attention that the cookies may burn at the original bake length depending on your cookie sheet and oven! Be safe and check your cookies after 10 minutes of baking! 

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Thin Mints {Gluten Free & Low Carb!}

Yield: 15 cookies

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

New and improved keto thin mints so you can stop harassing those girl scouts.

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Ingredients

Mint Cookie Center

• 1¼ c. Almond Flour
• ⅓ c. Cocoa Powder
• 5 tbsp Butter, softened
• ½ c. Sugar Substitute (like Swerve)
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Xanthan Gum
• ½ tsp Mint Extract

Chocolate Coating

• 5 oz Low Carb Chocolate, melted
• 1 tsp Mint Extract

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with parchment or silicone baking mat.
2. Whisk together the dry ingredients getting rid of any clumps in the flour and cocoa powder.
3. Cut in the soft butter and mint extract and using your hands, work the mixture until a dough forms. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
4. Roll out the dough on a non-stick baking mat or parchment paper to about 1/8 to 1/4 in thickness. Cut out your minty cookie creation and bake for 10 minutes, checking for doneness. They should be firm to the touch.

Chocolate Coating

1. Melt chocolate in a bowl on medium heat in 45-second intervals, stirring each time. Slow and steady means no burnt chocolate.
2. Add mint extract and mix well.
3. Coat each cookie in chocolate and cool on parchment.
4. Eat all of them because you earned it or store them in the fridge for an extra cool mint chocolate treat.

Nutrition Information

Amount Per Serving Calories 125Total Fat 11gCarbohydrates 5gFiber 2gProtein 3g

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