Healthier Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies made with just 6 ingredients. These copycat girl scout cookies are gluten-free, vegan and no refined sugars.
Ever since I shared those healthy copycat Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies, I have been planning more and more cookies of theirs to replicate.
I used to love the Tagalong cookies and they are by far my personal favorite. But who is actually surprised? Chocolate + peanut butter + cookies – okay FAB.
These homemade Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies are a healthier version of the classic.
I am pretty sure all of my girl scout cookies lived in the fridge or freezer when we had them in the house. I don’t know what it is about their cookies that they taste even better cold. Just like these copycat Tagalong cookies.
When I started to map out what the ingredients would be in these cookies, I wanted to keep things simple like usual. I also wanted to make a recipe that didn’t end up with dozens of cookies. More often than not, I am the only one eating dessert around here. And while having dozens of Tagalongs sounds like a dream – I love that this recipe makes about 6-8 cookies max. It satisfies my craving for the cookies and I’m not left with so many on hand. I have zero will power around these!
Now let’s chat more about the ingredients in these paleo Girl Scout Tagalong Cookies:
- Almond meal OR almond flour. I don’t usually give two options to use, but either of these will work. I have made them with them both and the almond meal is a bit grainier (what is pictured here)
- Maple syrup. I use this to sweeten up the cookies. You can use honey if you’d like too.
- Coconut oil. Melted and cooled or just use a liquid coconut oil
- Wedderspoon Manuka Honey. SO needed in combination with the peanut butter. It helps it stay sticky and also sweetens it up a little for a dreamy peanut buttery cookie center.
- Creamy peanut butter. The creamier the better. And using one with some sea salt is even better too.
- Dark Chocolate. I use these gems. They are amazing and melt so perfectly. Plus they have no cane sugar! Code RACHL for 20% off
FAQs about making tagalong cookies:
- What cookie is a tagalong cookie similar to? Tagalongs are like a shortbread cookie with a peanut butter layer and covered in dark chocolate. It is like a peanut butter patty with chocolate.
- Which Girl Scout cookies are gluten free? From my understanding – none are. Which is why I love making some at home. I am not eating gluten as much these days and Jordan is gluten-free now because he has celiac.
- How long do these tagalong cookies stay good for? Store them in the fridge and keep them for 5 days or so. I like to store them in the freezer and have them on hand for whenever. They’ll stay good there for 2 months.
More of my healthy homemade girl scout cookies:
Healthy Copycat Thin Mint Cookies (paleo)
Copycat Paleo Girl Scout Samoa Cookies
Gluten-free Copycat Girl Scout Do-Si-Dos
Healthier Homemade Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies
The best copycat Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies! These are made with just 6 ingredients and they are egg-free, gluten-free, plant-based and have no refined sugar.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30-40 mins
Yield: 6-8 cookies 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond meal or almond flour*
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 4–5 tablespoons creamy peanut butter (code RACHL for free shipping)
- 1 tablespoon Wedderspoon Manuka Honey (code RACHL for 25% off)
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate (I used this one – code RACHL for free shipping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a medium bowl, mix together the almond flour, coconut oil and maple syrup
- Form into cookies by rolling about 2 spoonfuls of dough into your hand and add to baking sheet
- Press down slightly on top of each cookie (indent for the PB)
- Bake in oven for 15-18 minutes then allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes
- Mix together the peanut butter and honey in a small bowl then evenly fill each indent to the cookie and place them back on baking sheet
- Add cookies to freezer for 10 minutes so the PB sets
- Melt the dark chocolate in double boiler or microwave then gently dip each cookie into the melted chocolate, add back to baking sheet and set in fridge or freezer for about 20 minutes to set and enjoy!
Notes
*I haven’t tested any flours besides almond flour and almond meal and they both work
**Store leftovers in fridge for 5 days or airtight container
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Dana
SO GOOD!! these were super quick and easy to make and tasted amazing!
Kristen
Super easy to make, and definitely delicious! I’ll definitely make them again.
Rachel
YAYYY thank you!!
Jessica
Would any alternative nut butter work in these to make them paleo? Anxious to make these! 🙂
Rachel
yup nut butter is always a 1:1 sub in any recipe as long is its creamy for creamy and not chunky etc.
Lauren
I love these!!! I am gluten free and tagalongs were always my favorite but obviously I can’t eat them anymore and these are perfect. I used oat flour + a couple tablespoons of coconut flour (this was all I had because… quarantine) and they still came out great. I can’t wait to try them with almond flour!
Sophia
YUM! Can I sub in regular honey? I know Manuka is a different texture but I haven’t invested in it yet since it’s quite pricey. LOVE your recipes by the way 🙂
Rachel
sure!
Yumi Miracle
These were sooo delicious!! Didn’t have Manuka honey but used a combo of honey and maple syrup and it was perfect! Thanks for the recipe!
Allison Rifkin
to die for!
Rachel
thank you!!
Rebecca
Obsessed with these! Love how simple they were to make. I used crunchy PB and the texture of the whole thing was amazing.
Rachel
omg LOVE yay!!!
Ally
Just amazing. There are no other words. I’ve made these enough to memorize the recipe. A must make!
Rachel
omg thank you!!!!!!!
Carli
so so good & easy to make!!
Rachel
wwooohhooo!!!
Andrea Leigh Cover
OMG these are so quick and easy to make which is great because I can’t stop eating them 😋
Rachel
yaaayyyy so happy to hear!
Melanie
Delicious and so simple! I ran out of melted chocolate pretty quickly – do you add coconut oil to yours to thin it out a bit?
Thank you!
Rachel
i don’t! but hu chocolate is soooo melty so it isn’t needed. if you use another brand you may have to 🙂
Christina
Delicious! So easy to make. My toddler loved using her thumb to make the indent for the peanut butter filling. Definitely will make again.
Rachel
aaawww yay!
Sky
I’m allergic to almonds… I’m wondering if you had a replacement for that part of the recipe… I have some einkorn flour I’m thinking about trying out but if you have any other suggestions, I’d be grateful! So happy to find this healthier version of GSC on IG. They look so delicious!!!