Keto Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie Dough - Gluten-free

This Keto Thin Mint Cookie Dough is absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious.  Creamy chocolate cookie dough combined with a mint chocolate swirl is the perfect way to enjoy this Girl Scout cookie flavour without all the sugar and gluten.  Quick and easy yet sinfully decadent, this chocolaty delight is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

Everyone in my office has recently been obsessing about the Girl Scout Cookies.

Whether it be Samoa, Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos or any other of their popular flavours, it seems that everyone has a favourite.

What's my favourite?

Thin Mints....no, definitely the peanut butter flavoured Do-Si-Dos...actually maybe the chocolate coconut Samoas...

If you are like me, it is very hard to pick a favourite!

Having been disciplined and walking by the adorable little Girl Scout faces and politely saying "No Thank-you" as they ask if I would like to buy any of their cookies, I was very proud of how well I had resisted the temptations.

Until this Saturday!

Having dreamt about eating the cookies on Friday night, I woke up with an absolute burning desire to eat some of these delectable treats.

Not knowing where to find these cookie-selling-munchkins, I decided to see if Google would be able to help.

Low and behold, I actually found out that you can track the location of the Girl Scouts by simply entering your zip code.

According to the website, cookies were being sold right under my nose, exactly 2 miles away!

I quickly got on my shoes and headed down to their location only to get there and to not find a Girl Scout anywhere in sight.

I checked Google again and realized that I was an entire day early!

Determined to get some Girl Scout Cookies, I started thinking that if they only sold the cookies in "dough" form, I could get cookies whenever I pleased.

And that's when the lightning struck!

Why not make edible, gluten-free and keto Girl Scout cookie dough?!!

Which flavour to start with?  Well, I decided to go with the easiest and the most popular, the Thin Mint.

 

 

 

 

 

Who created the Girl Scouts and when?

According to Wikipedia, Girl Scouting in the United States of America began on March 12, 1912, when Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first Girl Guide troop meeting of 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia.

It has since grown to 3.7 million members.

Low dreamed of giving the United States and the world "something for all the girls." She envisioned an organization that would bring girls out of their homes to serve their communities, experience the out-of-doors, and have the opportunity to develop "self-reliance and resourcefulness." From its inception, the Girl Scouts has been organized and run exclusively by women, for girls and women.

 

 

 

When did the Girl Scouts start selling cookies?

Girl Scout cookie sales started as early as 1917, five years after the Girl Scouts were founded. In the 1920s and 1930s, Scouts would bake their own sugar cookies and sell them door to door. In 1936, the Girl Scouts licensed the first commercial baker to start making Girl Scout cookies.

 

 

 

 

What are the Girl Scout Cookie Flavours?

• Lemon-Ups - tangy lemon-icing-topped shortbread cookies
• Thin Mints - mint-flavoured cookies with a delicious chocolaty coating
• Samoas - caramel and toasted coconut-covered cookies
• Tagalongs - a layer of peanut butter with a rich chocolaty coating
• Do-si-dos - crisp and crunchy oatmeal on the outside and creamy peanut butter inside
• Trefoils - a simple shortbread cookie
• Thanks-A-Lot - tasty shortbread cookies with fudge on the bottom
• Toffee-tastic - indulgently rich, buttery cookies with sweet, crunchy golden toffee bits
• S'mores - crunchy graham sandwich cookies with creamy chocolate and marshmallowy filling

 

 

 

 

What ingredients do you need to make the gluten-free and keto Thin Mint Cookie Dough?

• almond flour
• coconut oil
• almond milk
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• sweetener (I use Lakanto Sugar)
• Lily's chocolate chips
• mint extract
• salt and vanilla

 

 

 

 

How do you make these Gluten-Free and Keto Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Dough?

• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil and the sweetener
• Add in the vanilla, almond milk and salt and stir (don't worry if it does not fully mix together)
• Stir in the almond flour and cocoa powder and mix thoroughly and set aside
• In a small dish, melt the chocolate chips with a little coconut oil and mint extract
• Swirl the mint chocolate throughout the cookie dough
• Place the mixture in the fridge for 10-20 minutes or until it slightly hardens
• Shape into round bite-size pieces if desired

 

 

 

 

 

How do you store this Thin Mint Cookie Dough

Since there is almond milk, the cookie dough needs to be stored in the fridge.  It can be stored for 5 days.  If it is too hard when you take it out of the fridge, simply place it in the microwave for 10 seconds or until it is the softness you desire.

You can also store these in the freezer for up to 3 months

 

Can I use regular sugar instead of sweetener?

You can absolutely replace the sweetener with sugar in a direct 1:1 ratio.  Taste the mixture and add any additional sugar if desired.

 

Do I have to add the Mint Chocolate Swirl?

You can easily omit the swirl step and simply add the mint extract to the mixture and stir in the chocolate chips instead of melting them.

If you chose to do so, I suggest using smaller chocolate chips to make sure they get evenly distributed throughout the gluten-free and keto cookie dough.

 

If you like this gluten-free and keto Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Dough, you may also enjoy the following:

• Chocolate Avocado Protein Bites (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Egg Free)
• Protein-Packed Cashew Cookie Balls (Gluten-Free)
• Cookie Dough Protein Bites (Low Carb, Gluten-Free)

 

 

 

 

 

Looking for more Gluten-Free and Keto Girl Scout Cookie Dough recipes?  Check out the following:

• Girl Scout Samoa Cookie Dough 
• Girl Scout Tagalong Cookie Dough 
• Girl Scout Do-Si-Do Cookie Dough 
• Girl Scout S'more Cookie Dough
• Girl Scout Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• Girl Scout Toffee-tastic Cookie Dough
• Girl Scout Lemon-Ups
• Girl Scout Trefoils and Thanks-A-Lot 

 

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