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Grain Free Chocolate Cookie Recipe with Peppermint

By Tracey Black 11 Comments

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Need a quick and easy grain-free holiday cookie recipe? Check out this Grain Free Chocolate Cookie Recipe with Peppermint. These cookies are also Paleo, refined sugar free and can easily be made vegan (just swap out the egg for a vegan egg replacer).

I used to love the Peppermint Joe-Joe’s at Trader Joe’s (like peppermint Oreos but without as much of the junk). But since going gluten-free we haven’t found anything in store. So we made our own gluten free chocolate cookie recipe with candy cane bits and WOW! They are yummy. My kids loved eating these and requested we leave these out for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Now I tried a batch with whole cane sugar and it came out well too, but I will say the honey gave it a deeper, molasses-like flavor and the texture was a bit chewier. These cookies are pure bliss and make a wonderful DIY food gift for family and friends – just pack them in wide-mouth Mason glass jars for a rustic look.

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Grain Free Holiday Cookies
Servings: 20 -24 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup organic creamy almond butter (either salted or unsalted works)
  • 1/2 cup raw or organic honey  or coconut sugar
  • 1 pastured or organic egg or replacer such as Ener-G
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp organic vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 tbsp all-natural peppermint candy crushed
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet with butter or parchment paper.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Form tablespoon-sized balls and pat down to about 1/4-inch thickness. Lay out on cookie sheet.
  4. Bake for 8-10 min. Let cool and enjoy.
Recipe Notes

Equipment & Tools

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Bamboo spatula
  • Cookie sheet

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    December 13, 2013 at 10:47 pm

    Hi there Tracey! I’m allergic to almonds (along with walnuts and pecans), so I was wondering if there was an alternative to almond butter that I could use? These sound delish but obviously the almond butter content means I can’t eat them. Thanks in advance.

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    • Tracey says

      December 14, 2013 at 10:24 pm

      Great question! I have a great gluten free cookie recipe with lemons. Remove the lemon juice/extract and replace with cocoa powder. You can do this recipe with honey instead of sugar too. I’d start with 1/2 cup cocoa powder and add up to 1/4 cup if needed. The lemon recipe makes about 36 cookies, whereas the original peppermint cookies yield about 24. So the revised lemon recipe would likely need more cocoa powder. Give it a try and tell me how you like it. Thanks!

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    • Kristen says

      December 16, 2013 at 12:11 am

      You could also use SunButter (made from sunflower seeds). It’s an easy sub for nut butters!

      Reply
  2. tami says

    December 12, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    I don’t see cocoa powder in the recipe. How much do you use?

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    • Tracey says

      December 12, 2013 at 8:37 pm

      You’re right. My mistake. 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. I’m adding it in now.

      Reply
  3. Chris says

    December 12, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Not seeing the chocolate in these chocolate cookies??

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    • Tracey says

      December 12, 2013 at 8:38 pm

      You’re right. My mistake. 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. I’m adding it in now.

      Reply
  4. beth c says

    December 12, 2013 at 9:08 am

    these look great! are they supposed to have any cocoa powder in them? thanks for sharing this! can’t wait to try it out! 🙂

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    • Tracey says

      December 12, 2013 at 8:38 pm

      You’re right. My mistake. 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. I’m adding it in now.

      Reply
  5. Alex says

    December 11, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Is there supposed to be cocoa powder in these?

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    • Tracey says

      December 12, 2013 at 8:38 pm

      You’re right. My mistake. 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. I’m adding it in now.

      Reply

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