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The Best Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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If you love chocolate mint, especially with Andes Chocolate Mint candies, these gluten free chocolate crinkle cookies should go onto your must-try cookie list.

These cookies have the perfect blend of chocolate and mint

Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies on a cutting board

The best gluten free crinkle cookies

Have you seen the big chocolate crinkle cookies at your gluten free bakery?

Gluten free crinkle cookies are always so tempting with their sugary glaze. These gluten free cookies are soft, delicious, and they are bursting with chocolaty mint flavor.

I have wanted to make a gluten free chocolate crinkle cookie for a long time.

There is something about forming dough balls and rolling them in powdered sugar that makes these cookies more hands-on and fun. My big hesitation is I was afraid I wouldn’t have the self-control to eat just one. Do you have cookie recipes that you try not to make because you would eat them all?

Can you eat just one? Chocolate cookie recipes are definitely my favorite :-). (You can also try one of these gluten free cookie recipes!)

If you are a cookie-a-holic like me, then you may need to make a few different cookie recipes so you have a lot of cookies on hand :-). Try these Anyway You Like Them Pantry Cookies and these Gluten Free Funfetti Sugar Cookies.

Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookie with a bite taken out

You will find these cookies will inspire your kids to find new ways to sneak them.

You may laugh, but when your kids try to distract you so they can steal another cookie, you will know exactly what I mean :-).

Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies in a silver bucket

How to make this gluten free crinkle cookie recipe:

Rodelle Vanilla being poured into a teaspoon

Mix up the wet and dry ingredients. I love using Rodelle Vanilla Extract. This vanilla is made from high-quality Magadascar bourbon vanilla beans. The flavor really comes through in this cookie recipe.

Chocolate mint dough balls on a baking sheet ready to bake

Once you get your dough together, use a spoon to scoop out some dough. Roll the dough into balls and then roll in powdered sugar.

Close up of a chocolate mint dough ball that has been flattened.

Press the dough balls flat to about 1/2 inch and then bake.

Here are even more yummy gluten free recipes to try out!

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Tools You Need To Make This Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Recipe:

  1. Cookie sheet. That is a given, these cookie sheets are so easy to clean…and really affordable.
  2. Almond flour. This is not only certified gluten free (no cross contamination!) but it is super fine. I love using this almond flour to add protein to my sweets.
  3. Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Flour Blend. Light and fluffy, this flour mix just rocks!

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How to make gluten free chocolate crinkle cookies:

Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies

Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies

Yield: 24
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes

Easy gluten free chocolate mint crinkle cookie recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups gluten free flour blend, (*Note, my flour blend has xanthan gum included. If yours doesn't, add 1 teaspoon.)
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup Andes Chocolate baking pieces
  • powdered sugar for rolling the dough balls.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, add dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
  3. In a small bowl, add all wet ingredients and whisk to blend.
  4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix.
  5. Add Andes Chocolate pieces and mix.
  6. Scoop a little dough and roll with your hands into a ball shape.
  7. Roll the ball in powdered sugar and place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  8. When all of the dough is made into these balls, flatten them to 1/2 inch thickness with your hand.
  9. Bake 8-10 minutes.
  10. Remove onto a cooling rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 141 Saturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 30mg Sodium: 55mg Carbohydrates: 19g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 11g Protein: 3g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

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  1. MaryAnne Wiggins

    April 27, 2018 at 10:21 am

    Could these cookies be made with gluten free flour such as Cup-4-Cup or Namaste Gluten Free Perfect Flour Blend ?

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      April 27, 2018 at 10:36 am

      Hi MaryAnne. Short answer is I think so. The ingredients in both of those flours are very different. Cup 4 Cup has dried milk powder, which should be okay. Namaste’s blend has a lot more starch. If you do try one or the other, please come back and let us know how they turned out so other readers can benefit 🙂

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  4. Amy Nash

    April 25, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    I never even try to eat just one. I always eat cookies in even numbers – one for each hip. 🙂 Mint & chocolate is my favorite! Thank you for this delicious gf version!

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  9. Michelle Ferrand

    November 25, 2016 at 12:22 am

    This recipe looks sooooo good! I have quite a few GF friends, so I’ll keep this recipe in mind next time I bake for them 🙂

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  10. Linda Tanzini

    October 9, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Could I use regular brown rice flour mix in place of almond flour? I make my own mix and find almond flour too expensive.

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      October 9, 2016 at 9:45 pm

      Hi Linda, I would say brown rice flour and almond flour behave very differently. If you want to skip the almond flour, add 1/4 cup of your blend instead of the almond flour. (Make sure your mix has xanthan gum to help bind it together.) Thank you for writing.

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  11. Pam

    October 1, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    Do you think the dough would freeze well? I’d like to freeze some and make a gift of them for Christmas. And having cookies ready in the freezer is just awesome any time of year.

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      October 1, 2016 at 4:36 pm

      Hi Pam, I do think these will freeze well, but I recommend you freeze without rolling the dough in the powdered sugar. Thaw them out then roll and flatten before baking. Please write back and let us know how this worked. I am sure the information would help a lot of other readers. Take care, Sandi

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  15. Alisa

    July 2, 2016 at 11:23 am

    The texture of those crinkles looks so perfect Sandi! I always love the consistency of this type of cookie – it’s a great year-round, special occasion treat.

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  17. Ricki

    June 30, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    You just brought me back to my childhood–my mom used to make crinkle cookies ALL the time! These look beautiful, and just like my mom’s!

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  18. Amanda - RunToTheFinish

    June 30, 2016 at 8:00 am

    Mint everything!!! it’s always been one of my favorite flavors, but I’ve never attempted a cookie with it, this is so exciting!!! And gluten free to boot!

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  19. GiGi Eats

    June 29, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    These cookies are SPEAKING TO ME!!! Whoa baby! So delicious! I love mint chocolate. Not chocolate alone but MINT CHOCOLATE is a heck yes!

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  22. Demeter | Beaming Baker

    June 28, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    I most DEFINITELY cannot eat just one. Especially if they look like this, Sandi! I’ve been dreaming about these deliciously minty crinkle cookies since I saw them over on your FB page. Mind sending some over? 🙂 The combo of chocolate and mint always reminds me fondly of Andes. YUM. Pinning, of course! xo

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      June 28, 2016 at 3:10 pm

      I am happy to send some…will need to perfect these without eggs for you though. What egg substitute do you use most?

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  23. Cricket

    June 28, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    Yum, I love mint chocolate! My boyfriend’s family always made crinkle cookies for Christmas, I’ll have to make these next year!

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  25. laura@motherwouldknow

    June 27, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    Just made chocolate crinkle cookies today, though mine were with gluten. Love your photo – the crackles are what make these cookies so special and in your photos they really look crackly:)

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