Delicious homemade thin mint cookies that are also gluten-free! Yes, you can! These are so easy to whip together, very similar to my sugar cookie recipe. We have loved making these cookies, then freezing and crushing to add into homemade ice cream to making thin-mint ice cream. It's been a favorite. My 5 year old helped make and decorate these cookies, and we were all thrilled with the end result. Enjoy!
Homemade Gluten-Free Thin Mint Cookies!
Makes ~32 cookies
Preheat oven to 375 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats.
In a bowl, mix: (it's important to mix dry ingredients first in GF baking to avoid clumping)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup Kristin's Gluten Free Flour Mix
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
In a mixer, beat until light and creamy: (a few minutes)
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
Add and mix in:
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 drops peppermint essential oil*
Add and mix in flour/cocoa mixture. Mix until dough holds together nicely, scraping sides of bowl regularly.
Place 1-2 teaspoon-sized scoops onto parchment paper-lined pan. With plastic wrap or a plastic bag over your hand, flatten each scoop of dough.
Chill thin-mint cookies in the refrigerator until chocolate has set. These store well at room temperature. We love to freeze leftovers, then crush them to add to homemade ice cream!
* I really like the Doterra peppermint oil. It has a lovely taste while cooking. My friend Christine has an online shop where you can order food grade essential oils.
Homemade gluten-free thin mint cookies, ready for sampling!
A happy little girl with her thin mint cookies!
Homemade Gluten-Free Thin Mint Cookies!
Makes ~32 cookies
Preheat oven to 375 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats.
In a bowl, mix: (it's important to mix dry ingredients first in GF baking to avoid clumping)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup Kristin's Gluten Free Flour Mix
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
In a mixer, beat until light and creamy: (a few minutes)
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
Add and mix in:
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 drops peppermint essential oil*
Add and mix in flour/cocoa mixture. Mix until dough holds together nicely, scraping sides of bowl regularly.
Place 1-2 teaspoon-sized scoops onto parchment paper-lined pan. With plastic wrap or a plastic bag over your hand, flatten each scoop of dough.
Bake cookies at 375 F for 6-8 minutes. (6 for softer cookies, 8 for crispier cookies). Let cookies cool completely on a cooling rack.
In a bowl, melt at 50% power in your microwave:
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Add to chocolate:
A touch of peppermint oil (add by dipping a toothpick into the peppermint oil, so you add less than 1 drop)
1 tsp light olive oil, only if melted chocolate is too thick to dip (Often chocolate chips when melted are a bit too thick to dip in, so this can help without affecting flavor).
Dip cookies in melted semi-sweet chocolate with just a touch of peppermint oil added OR you can use the back of a spoon to spread chocolate on the tops and bottoms of the cookie (we found this was a great way for little hands to dip the cookies in chocolate with ease).
You can either decorate as described below, or chill in the refrigerator until chocolate has hardened for plain chocolate-covered thin mint cookies. Enjoy!
To decorate:
Sprinkle cookies with crushed peppermint OR add stripes or swirls of melted green mint chips (I find I need to add 1-2 tsp oil for 1/2 cup melted chips, again melted slowly at 50% power in the microwave).
My 5 year old helped dip and decorate the cookies, she even piped on the green mint onto many of them, then swirled it with a toothpick.
Dipping and swirling her first thin mint cookie.
Pipe on zigzags of melted green mint chips, then swirl with a toothpick for a fun design!
One happy chocolatier!
Chill thin-mint cookies in the refrigerator until chocolate has set. These store well at room temperature. We love to freeze leftovers, then crush them to add to homemade ice cream!
* I really like the Doterra peppermint oil. It has a lovely taste while cooking. My friend Christine has an online shop where you can order food grade essential oils.
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