Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Mint Cookies! Soft, decadent and rich. (Dairy-Free Option)

If I have one true food love, it’s good cookies.

My husband loves these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies so much that he requested them for his birthday this year. Non-gluten-free family members ask me to make them all the time.

When I brought these Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies to a neighborhood party, people literally thought I was joking when I said they were gluten-free.

And let’s not forget these Triple Chocolate Zucchini Cookies that I’ve been dreaming of long past zucchini season…

Enter Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Mint Cookies. These cookies can certainly hold their own in the gluten-free cookie hall of fame.

They are simply amazing – crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, studded with two kinds of Enjoy Life Foods Dairy-Free Chocolate, and flavored with the perfect hint of mint.

I’ve learned a few tricks about gluten-free cookies.

Gluten-free cookies can’t handle as much fat as regular cookies. Gluten-free flours don’t absorb fat as well and easily become greasy.

When adapting a regular cookie recipe to be gluten-free, I usually cut the amount of fat (whether it’s coconut oil, butter, or shortening) back by about 25%. I also do this because my Grain-Free Flour blend contains almond flour (which makes baked goods delicious!) and adds a little fat of it’s own.

Xanthan gum is necessary in most gluten-free cookies. There are exceptions to this rule, like cookies that have a lot of nut butters, but for the most part if you don’t want a cookie to fall apart when you pick it up you’ll need to add a little xanthan gum.

Refrigerate the dough. Gluten-free cookies turn out much better and don’t spread as much when you give them at least an hour in the fridge before baking.

The extra time it takes is worth it, I promise!

Gluten-free cookies take longer to bake than regular cookies. Don’t be afraid to leave them in the oven for 2-3 minutes more than you would regular cookies.

Gluten-free cookies are just as delicious as regular cookies! For real! No need to apologize for your gluten-free baked goods with a recipe like these double chocolate mint cookies.

Proudly bring them to any holiday cookie exchange!

Speaking of cookie exchanges – I’ve joined a bunch of my gluten-free food blogger friends for a Virtual Gluten-free Cookie Exchange!

Each blogger is hosting a GIVEAWAY for a prize of $50 or more! So be sure to click through to each blog and enter the giveaways! I’m giving away a prize pack of Enjoy Life Foods Products! Enter below by leaving a comment on this blog post!

Check out all 12 recipes in our virtual gluten-free cookie exchange, listed in the order they appear in the photo, left to right, row by row:

Gluten-free Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies by My Gluten-Free Kitchen

Gluten-free Gingerbread Kiss Cookies by Gluten Free Palate

Snowball Cookies by Allergylicious

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Mint Cookies by Meaningful Eats

Cinnamon Stars by Life After Wheat

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies in Jar by This Vivacious Life

Crock Pot Bark with Salted Peanuts by What the Fork

Candy Cane Cookies by gfJules

Coffee Flour Cookies by Flippin’ Delicious

Snickerdoodle Cookies by Veggie Balance

Lemon Cranberry Cookies by Vegetarian Mamma

Gluten Free Vegan Rasberry Pinwheel Cookies by Sarah Bakes Gluten Free

 

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Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies {Dairy-Free Option}

★★★★★

5 from 1 reviews

  • Author: Erin Collins
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 11-13 min
  • Total Time: -25804552.95 minute
  • Yield: 2 dozen cookies
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Description

This cookie dough needs to sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour (sorry! I promise it’s worth it) or preferably overnight before baking, so plan accordingly. From my experience, gluten-free cookies take a little longer to bake than regular cookies, so don’t be deterred from keeping these in the oven for closer to 11-13 minutes.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

Other:

  • 1/2 cup vegan butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, preferably in softened solid form
  • 3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 cup Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Morsels
  • 1/2 Enjoy Life Foods Mega Chocolate Chunks

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer), add the vegan butter, coconut oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Cream together until well-mixed, 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract. Beat to fully combine. With the mixer running on low, slowly add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, beating well after each addition.
  4. Stir in the dark chocolate morsels and mega chunks. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour and preferably overnight.
  5. When you’re ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350F. Line two large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners. Scoop the dough and shape into heaping tablespoon-sized balls (I use a #40 cookie scoop) and place a couple inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  6. Bake for 11-13 minutes, until the edges are set and the center is mostly set. Cool the cookies for 3-4 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!

Notes

*Erin’s Grain-Free Flour Blend: 30% Almond Flour, 30% Buckwheat Flour, 30% Potato Starch, 10% Arrowroot Powder – More information here

*MAKE IT NUT-FREE: Use 1/4 cup gluten-free 1:1 baking flour in place of the almond flour.

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Mint Cookies! Soft, decadent and rich. (Dairy-Free Option)