Top 10 Best Gluten-Free Girl Scout Cookie “Knockoff” Recipes Plus Bonus Ideas

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Gluten-Free Girl Scout Knockoff Cookies and Treats from Your Favorite Bloggers

It’s that time of year when they’re everywhere. Girl scouts. Super cute Girl Scouts wearing big smiles and selling Girl Scout cookies. Gluten-full Girl Scout cookies. As you probably know, ready-made gluten-free Girl Scout cookies don’t exist. But no worries, if you lament your gluten-free status each year this time simply because of said gluten-full Girl Scout cookies, don’t dismay, there are really some terrific gluten-free Girl Scout Cookie recipes that will allow you to make your own. If you make your own, you might not end up scarfing down a box of cookies at a time. Oh, wait, that wasn’t you, that was me! (With a fair amount of help from Mr. GFE, of course.) It’s a well-known fact that Girl Scout cookies tend to evaporate any way, right? Perhaps it’s those addictive and questionable ingredients they contain. But today I’m sharing the Top 10 “Best” Gluten-Free Girl Scout Cookie recipes from some of my very talented blogger friends, plus a little bonus at the end for recipes (and non-recipes) that just might be better than Girl Scout cookies!

Here’s the listing starting with my two favorites, Samoas and Thin Mints, which I’m pretty sure are the most popular Girl Scout Cookies.

Samoas (Caramel DeLites)

Paleo Samoas by Elana at Elana’s Pantry

Gluten-Free Samoas from Elana’s Pantry

Samoas by Betsy at Gluten-Free Betsy

Gluten-Free Samoas from Gluten-Free Betsy

Samoas by Brittany at Real Sustenance (also grain free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, refined sugar free, plus “more free”)

Gluten-Free Samoas from Real Sustenance

Thin Mints

Paleo Thin Mints by Elana at Elana’s Pantry (paleo, grain free, plus “more free”)

Gluten-Free Thin Mints from Elana’s Pantry

Thin Mints by Tia at Glugle Gluten Free (for this gluten-free, dairy-free recipe, you shape the dough into a roll, freeze it, and then “slice and bake,” before cooling and dipping into minty chocolate.)

Gluten-Free Thin Mints from Glugle Gluten Free

Tagalongs

Tagalongs by Betsy at Gluten-Free Betsy

Gluten-Free Tagalongs from Gluten-Free Betsy

Tagalongs from Jules at Jules Speaks Gluten Free (with dairy-free option)

Gluten-Free Tagalongs from Jules Speaks Gluten Free

Do-Si-Dos

Do-Si-Dos from Angela at Angela’s Kitchen (also dairy free with egg-free option)

Gluten-Free Do-Si-Dos from Angela’s Kitchen

Do-Si-Dos from Jeanine at The Baking Beauties

Gluten-Free Do-Si-Dos from The Baking Beauties

Trefoils (Shortbread)

Trefoils from Stephanie of Totally Together Journal (and A Year of Slow Cooking) (recipe uses a gluten-free mix, so there are only four ingredients and these cookies come together quickly)

Gluten-Free Trefoils from Totally Together

And sometimes you’re thinking of Girl Scout Cookies when you create something similar, but quite different. Check out the following recipes for treats that are decidedly not gluten-free re-creations of  Girl Scout cookie favorite, but I think you will be very surprised … you truly might like these creations even better!

Samaroons from Amanda at A Few Shortcuts (as the name implies, these cookies offer a combination of features from both Samoas and macaroons)

Gluten-Free Samaroons from A Few Shortcuts

Chocolate-Covered Mint Leaves (Her Thin Mints) from Adair at Lentil Breakdown) (these are brilliant!)

Gluten-Free Thin Mints from Lentil Breakdown

Check out all of Adair’s other brilliant Girl Scout cookie knockoffs—Samoas, Tagalongs, and Do-Si-Dos–below.

See if you can guess what the base of this Samoa “cookie” is!

Gluten-Free Samoas from Lentil Breakdown

Another non-traditional base works perfectly in the Tagalongs below.

Gluten-Free Tagalongs from Lentil Breakdown

 Be sure your mini rice cakes are truly gluten free when making your alternative Do-Si-Dos (“Do-Si-D’Ohs” per Adair).

Gluten-Free Do-Si-D’ohs from Lentil Breakdown

Samoa Taste Cookies from Me at Gluten Free Easily (the taste and even a similar texture with very little effort)

Gluten-Free Samoa Taste Cookies from Gluten Free Easily

And last, but not least, how about these Samoa Brownies from Paleo Parents? (the only thing that could be better than a Samoa cookie would be a Samoa brownie, right?)

Samoa Brownies from Paleo Parents

Which gluten-free Girl Scout cookie recipes will you make? Enjoy!

Note:  All photos are shared with permission of the respective owners.

This post is linked to Allergy-Free Wednesdays and Gluten-Free Wednesdays.