I am a big sucker for chocolate and mint. There is just something about that combination that makes me drool. The two recipes that I tend to whip up quite often are this creamy Chocolate Mint Mousse, and Chocolate Mint Smoothie.
At little E’s daycare they were having cookies, and usually their bakes goods are vegan because the chef doesn’t bake with eggs, milk, or butter depending on the recipe. However, this was not the case this week- butter and eggs were in the cookies. And, let’s just say little E is beginning to notice more and more what the other kids are eating. With that said, I need to be prepared for all situations.
Her daycare is nut-free, so my Almond Raisin Cookie recipe was out. What was a vegan-gal like myself to do? I thought of coconut flour, and found this Protein Thin Mint Cookie recipe on Purely Twins (a great blog by the way!) and tweaked it with what I had in the house. It turned out yummy. They are vegan, and paleo-friendly as well as gluten and nut-free! And, the best part you don’t even have to bake them! The perfect cookie, no?
What is your favorite cookie? Do you have a specific diet you need to follow?
No grab a nice glass of nut milk, and enjoy this sweet cookie!
Chocolate Raw Mini Mint Cookies
Yields: 12 mini cookies
- 1/2 cup of coconut flour
- 1/2 cup of raw cacao powder
- 2 Tbsp of liquid sweetener (maple syrup, honey, coconut syrup or agave or even a few drops of stevia)
- 4 Tbsp of coconut oil
- 1 tsp of peppermint extract
- 1 Tbsp of vanilla flavor (less if use extract)
- Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, and stir.
- Shape the batter into a cookie shape. You can use a cookie cutter, or a glass jar like I did to make mini cookies because I don’t own cookie cutters.
- Place in the fridge until firm- about an hour.
- Once they are firm, you can keep them at room temperature and they will still be hard to the touch.
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yummy! thanks for the mention! love chocolate mint cookies
Thanks, ladies for your inspiration! You have such wonderful recipes!!!!
So simple and yet they look so yummy. Thanks!
Let me know if you make them, and what you think!
These would be nice as after dinner bites! YUM!
Yes! Just had one after dinner, and they were delicious!
These sound awesome! I have a question, though. What is the functional difference between cacao powder and regular high fat cocoa powder? I’m wanting to know if I can substitute the latter for the former as I have several pounds of it in the pantry and no transport to a grocer until next weekend, but would love to try these out for tomorrow’s weekly baking/cooking session.
You can use your cocoa powder for sure in this recipe instead of cacao powder. The cacao powde I use is raw and less processed. I use my cacao powder for baking and raw treats. If you have cocoa powder and it is sweetened you just might want to adjust the amount of liquid sweetener to add. Let me know if you try them!
These sound delicious! My favorite combination is chocolate and mint, so I’d love to try these! Do they come out crispy or are they softer? Thanks in advance!
They are crispy because they are in the fridge, but even if you leave them at room temperature they will still get hard just not as hard as if you put them in the fridge!
*GASP*!!! I have this all in my cupboard Right. Now. I am soooo preggers and craving cookies!!! I am going to drop everything and GO MAKE THESE!!!
Did you make them? If so , please let me know how they turned out!
Wow! These look delish! I’ve never baked with cocao power before, but I’d like to give it a try, especially with the holidays coming up. These look like a great alternative to sugar packed, chocolate holiday cookies!
You can use any unsweetened chocolate powder.
Oh wow, these look wonderful! My daughter who has celiac is 4.5 and has been very aware for almost 2 years now, so I really know what you mean. Thank you for sharing this healthy and delish looking recipe.
-Dana
I found your blog via the blog hop at Bloggy Mom’s. Those cookies look delicious. I’m a sucker for Chocolate and Mint!
These look so simply and so amazing! I cannot wait to make them
YUM! Nothing beats choc mint. And so excited to see that they are nut free, so good to share. Thanks!
Delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Those look so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Lynn!
I love chocolate and mint, too! Thanks for sharing at Sweet Saturday
Jessica, let me know if you try them!
These look delicious and I love the care you have taken in making them. I hope you will share them at my holiday recipe exchange: http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/2012-cookie-exchange-cookies-and-memories/
these sound amazing! i have everythng except coconut flour. what can i use as a substitute?
I have the following:
almond flour, chickpea flour, brown rice flour, tapioca flour, quinoa flour.
great site!
I would recommend trying almond flour seeing as it is a no-bake recipe. Maybe chickpea or quinoa flour would work as well, I have never used chickpea or quinoa flour before though, and am not sure if you can only bake with them or not.
Here is an easy recipe for almond flour, if you don’t want to buy some.
http://www.goodgirlgonegreen.com/recipes/easy-homemade-almond-flour
Let me know if you use a different flour and how it works out. I think you might need more sweetener bc the coconut flour bring out a nice sweet taste. Also, if you have shredded coconut you could grind it up into flour like the almonds.
i LOVE chocolate and mint too! Thanks for linking up to MMM… I’m pinning this one
Thank you.
They look great! I love mint chocolate cookies. What would you recommend substituting for coconut flour?I am allergic to coconut as well as having celiac disease. we are also peanut and nut free.
I am not familiar with chickpea flour or quinoa flour but that might work as well. You might need a little extra sweetener bc the coconut flour bring out a nice sweet taste. Let me know if you try them with a different flour and how it tastes!
WOW! So easy peasy..lemon squeezy!! I made these for myself and my little “Taste Tester,”this evening. Approved by the both of us!! Thanks for sharing this – we both loooove mint/chocolate <3
I am so happy your taste tester liked them!
Oh thank goodness I found these again. I was looking at these this morning, then got distracted by my family, then ended up leaving, and I couldn’t remember where I had found them in the first place. I went up and down the list on FS like 5 times and there you were …whew, I wanted those cookies. I am a sucker for ANYTHING chocolate and peppermint! Thanks for the post!
LOL! I am glad you found me again! Enjoy!
Sounds like a great combination in a cookie!
Hey Stephanie! Looks delish! I love adding my YL peppermint oil to my chocolate shakes, coffee, truffles, fudge, you name it. I am just like you… chocolate and mint!
Thank you for sharing with us at Healthy 2Days Wednesdays! have a great week.
These look simply amazing! You have done it again!! YUM Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest!
Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
Stopping by form Rural Thrusday. I can not wait to try making these. My grandson will like these. His parents eat paleo so I try to make treats he is allowed to eat when he visits. It would not be a visit to grandma’s house with out a cookie?
Oh my!! These look so good! Bet you can’t eat just one! Would love it if you could share this at Foodtastic Friday!
Mmmm…these sound amazing. And my daughter’s all-time favorite sweets combo is chocolate and mint, so I see a batch of these in our future. Thanks!
These sound good AND my son can eat them – allergy free!
I just made these, using almond flour instead of the coconut flour.
They are amazing, but I will toss out on caveat: Be careful with the cocoa mixture, I accidentally added too much; and it overpowers everything else. I’m going to try a little bit of sucanat on top of these to see if they will cut the overpowering unsweetened chocolate flavor.
They look amazingly delicious!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza! Hope to see you there again this week
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Delicious! And so easy to make. I’m featuring your recipe on today’s Allergy-Free Wednesday. You can find the feature here: http://willingcook.com/allergy-free-wednesdays-november-21-2012/
Thank you so much for being a part of our community and sharing your delicious talent!
Michelle
I cannot wait to make these! But can i use mint extract instead of peppermint extract? Or will they taste funny
I don’t see why not! Give it a try and let me know.