Paleo Thin Mints

These little cookies are every bit as good as the girl scout thin mints but without all of those unhealthy ingredients! My husband has a serious weakness for thin mints.  I knew last year for Valentine's Day I wanted to surprise him with these delicious cookies. They were not hard to make at all but they all got eaten in a matter of minutes. I will say that the whole house smelled like a wonderful peppermint factory so I am not sure how much I was actually able to surprise him! They also freeze well which was great since that is the way my darling hubby prefers to eat them. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 tsp coconut flour
• 2 Tbs cocoa powder
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2 Tbs palm shortening
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 6 ounces chocolate chunks
• 1 tsp peppermint extract

Directions:

1. In a food processor, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
2. Pulse in shortening, honey, and peppermint extract until dough forms.
3. Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper to 1/8 inch thick.
4. Freeze dough for 15 minutes.
5. Using a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out dough.
6. Transfer circles to a parchment lined baking sheet.
7. Bake at 350 degrees F for 4 minutes.
8. Cool completely on baking sheets, then freeze for 1 hour.
9. Melt chocolate and peppermint extract in a small saucepan over very low heat.
10. Dip each cookie in chocolate, then place on parchment lined plate.
11. Transfer plate to freezer for 1 hour.
12. Serve!

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