Dense and chewy paleo chocolate peppermint cookies to celebrate your holiday season with style!
Beautiful to look at, the cookies are full of peppermint flavor, and rich chocolate goodness. Don’t sacrifice your health goals this holiday season, you can stick to your paleo foods and still have some fun! Egg, dairy, and grain free!
When I asked on my Facebook page for what types of Christmas cookies my readers were looking for this year, many wanted keto, and many wanted nut and egg free. I created these beauties to meet the egg and nut free goal!!
Chocolate and mint have always been one of my favorite combinations. I created these vegan mint chocolate truffles years ago and they always makes an appearance in our house around the holidays.
And every year, I like trying new things as variety is the spice of life…at least in MY world! My kids would definitely disagree…they want the same things over. And over. And over.
But if I followed their lead on everything, A.) I would not be a food blogger, and B.) I would bored! So there’s that!
Some of our favorite Christmas cookies will make their appearances (hello gluten free thumbprints!!), and I might make a batch of almond roca (probably too dangerous for my waistline). But one thing for sure, these chocolate mint cookies will be made again!
With their soft chocolate topping and tender bite, they are hard to resist. If I don’t say so myself!
Chocolate peppermint cookie recipe options:
- Crushed natural candy canes are a fun and festive addition…either mixed into the dough or sprinkled on to the still warm melted chocolate topping. I stick to the dye free and natural ones.
- You may use some therapeutic grade peppermint essential oil too, in place of the extract.
- You could wrap a square of chocolate with the cookie dough and have a yummy filled Christmas cookie.
- Add some peppermint INTO the melted chocolate topping for added minty goodness!
- I bet a gluten free all-purpose flour could work for this too, if that is what you have on hand.
More healthy (ish) gluten free Christmas cookie recipes
- My Keto Cheesecake Cookies are one of my favs, whether I make them low carb or not!
- A simplified recipe, these Gluten Free Samoas are a delicious vegan treat!
- Beautiful to look at, Gluten Free Linzer Cookies look like stained glass!
- A classic bar cookies, Keto 7 Layer Magic Bars are made low carb!
- One of my kiddos favs: Paleo Boot Tracks (made in a waffle iron!)
- Italian Pizzelle cookies are a classic!
- For another special Italian Christmas cookie, you could try these almond based pignoli cookies!
- Gluten free alfajores are so irresistable!
Gluten Free Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe:
If you try these festive and tempting morsels, be sure to come back and leave a review and comment below!
Paleo Chocolate Peppermint Cookies - Nut Free
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar of choice palm sugar, erythritol, or organic cane. May add more to taste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree applesauce, flax egg, or 1 egg
Dry:
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder sifted
- 6 tablespoons cassava flour
- 4 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Ganache:
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
- In the bowl of a mixer, beat the softened butter (or coconut oil) with the sugar of choice and the extracts.
- Once creamy, beat in the egg replacer of choice (whichever one you go with!).
- With the mixer running on low, sprinkle in all the dry ingredients to incorporate. Dough will be stiff. Let it rest a minute to allow the flour to absorb and 'bloom.'
- Using 1.5 tablespoons of dough, roll 15 balls, spacing them evenly on the cookie sheet. Use a wet glass to gently press down and flatten a bit. These cookies will not rise or move.
- Bake for about 8 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE, or they will be dry! Let rest 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
- Prepare your ganache by gently melting the chocolate and coconut oil together. Once smooth , gently spoon a dollop on the each cookie and rub with the back of spoon to form a circle.
- If natural candy canes are your jam, sprinkle some crushed ones on top of the still melted chocolate and let cool!
Nutrition
These sound delicious! I bet my husband would love them. He loves mint and chocolate together.
I brought these to a Holiday brunch last week-end and they disappeared within minutes. Thank you for this simple, delicious recipe. Next time I am hiding half the cookies for myself. Happy New Year!!
A sign of success Hanne, thanks for letting me know!!
We shared this paleo chocolate peppermint cookies this holiday season. Everyone in the family loves it! Every bite burst with happiness, it’s like the heaven opened its gates. This is so good, so thumbs up!
Awesome Jeff, so
Glad they brought you all happiness!
You can never go wrong with chocolate cookies!
We tried this recipe last Christmas and we will be cooking this again for the New Year’s Eve celebration. The kids love the chocolate and peppermint combination. Thanks for this. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Awesome Jennifer, thank you so much for reporting back!
these cookies are just perfect for the holidays!
What a lovely recipe! Easy, simple, healthy, and totally yummy!
Chocolate and mint are a the best combination! These look delicious!
These are making me so hungry for some cookies right now. I love that you use pumpkin puree in them!
Yes to these!! Chocolate and peppermint cookies is a must for us during the holiday season! Cannot wait to try your paleo version!
Making these for my egg-free son (and the rest of the family)!! They look SOOO good! LOVE the peppermint choc combo! (And thank you for sharing my bars too!! <3)
I’m sure these beautiful little cookies will be the stars of any Christmas platter! How nice that they are paleo, too! I like that you’ve used cassava flour. I must experiment with it more.
Chocolate + peppermint is one of the best chocolate flavor combos EVER! These cookies are so perfect and yummy for the holidays which are quickly approaching.
Love this simple recipe – such great flavors together! Thanks for the great recipe!
One of my favorite flavor combos!
I’m all about the chocolate peppermint combo! So yummy!
These are the most adorable cookies! Love that ganache topping and so perfect for the holidays!