Healthified Thin Mint Cookies {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free}
A Healthified take on the classic Thin Mint cookie made with simple, pantry-friendly ingredients. These cookies are crisp, chocolatey, and perfectly minty, with a rich chocolate coating—bringing all the nostalgia, but with more supportive ingredients for balanced blood sugar and gut health.
Equipment
- Cookie cutter
- Rolling Pin optional
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 1 cup oat flour or 1 ¼ cups almond flour for grain-free; see post linked in notes
- ½ cup cacao powder
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1½ teaspoons peppermint extract
For the chocolate coating
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Mix oat flour, cacao powder, coconut sugar, and arrowroot starch in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl whisk melted coconut oil, maple syrup, and peppermint extract. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms. Wrap and chill for 15 minutes.
- Roll dough between parchment paper to about ¼ inch thick. Cut into cookies and place on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 10–12 minutes. Let cool completely, then chill before coating.
- Make the coating: melt chocolate chips with coconut oil and stir in peppermint extract. Dip cookies in chocolate, place on parchment, and refrigerate until set.