easy homemade

Thin Mints

• Crisp chocolate cookie  coated in minty chocolate  Vegan & gluten-free • Easy to make • Taste like the original cookie • Just 8 ingredients • Freeze well

why you'll love them

For the Thin Mints ¾ cup (90 g) packed almond flour ¼ cup (30 g) oat flour 2 tbsp (10 g) cocoa powder 2 tbsp (30 g) maple syrup 2 tbsp (30 g) melted coconut oil 1 tsp vanilla extract ¼ tsp peppermint extract pinch of sea salt For the Chocolate Coating 1 cup (150 g) dark chocolate chips 1 tbsp (15 g) coconut oil ¼ tsp peppermint extract

ingredients

In a large bowl, combine all of the cookie ingredients, stirring well to combine. Cover the bowl and let chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

combine dough

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Scoop 1 tbsp each and roll into balls, placing on a baking sheet. Cover with parchment paper and use a rolling pin or glass jar to flatten dough balls to about ¼ inch thick. 

shape Thin Mints

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Bake at 350˚F for 13-15 minutes, until the bottoms of the cookies are set. Cool on the pan for 15 minutes.

bake cookies

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Melt the chocolate, coconut oil and peppermint extract and mix then coat each cookie in chocolate, placing back on the pan.

coat in chocolate

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Place cookies in fridge until the chocolate has completely hardened.

set chocolate

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Enjoy your delicious cookies! They're extra yummy straight from the freezer ;)

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