Round Em Up! Gluten-Free Girl Scout Cookies on Parade!
Categories: All, Cookies, Desserts, Recipes
Tags: , Allergy Friendly, Cookie Swap, Dairy Free, Girl Scout Cookies, Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes
It’s that time of year again.
No, I don’t mean the time for melting snow, slowly lengthening days or even NCAA March Madness. I mean, it’s Girl Scout Cookie season. Seriously! The Girl Scouts of the USA identifies January to April as the official “season,” but apparently you must contact your local troop to see when they have decided to sell the cookies in order to get a hold of this hot commodity.
Now some folks see all this cookie commotion as a sad time of year for those of us eating gluten free. You see, The Girl Scouts of the USA don’t produce any gluten-free Girl Scout Cookies, and have no plans to do so in the future (if you’re so moved, you can sign a petition to urge them to do so!).
But I view this as a positive — think of all the money we don’t have to spend (gluten-free is a great excuse here!) and drama we are spared (did you see the local police in one Georgia town busted a girl scout troop for selling without a permit?! I kid you not!). Additionally, we gluten-free-ers are not limited to any one Girl Scout “season,” in fact, we can make our own Girl Scout Cookies any time of year we feel the craving!
That’s right. We can MAKE our own Girl Scout Cookies!
Gluten Free Betsy's Sinful Samoas!
My friend Gluten-Free Betsy got me started on this quest for Girl Scout Cookie recipes 2years ago, as I drooled over her recipes for Samoas, Thin Mints and Tag-a-Longs.
Then I founded the Gluten Free Cookie Swap, inviting people from all over to bring their favorite cookie recipes to the table and to take away as many new recipes as they wanted (hundreds of cookie recipes now, and still counting!!) … and somehow Girl Scout Cookies came up then, too! So I made my own version of Tag-a-Longs (allergen-free!) and I cannot even begin to describe their deliciousness!
That got me thinking about other recipes that might be floating around out there in the blog-o-sphere — recipes others have shared that sound enticing as well. Once I started looking, I found so many recipes for Thin Mints that I had to stop posting, but there are GF recipe incarnations of nearly every other Girl Scout cookie you could hope for too, so I am happy to say that you never have to go without these treats again!
Jules' Amazing Allergy-Free Tag-a-Longs!
Here is a run-down of some of recipes to wet your whistle (share yours here or on the Gluten-Free Cookie Swap!):
Jules’ Tag-A-Longs (also Egg and Dairy-Free & may be made Nut-Free & Soy-Free!)
Betsy’s Samoas
Betsy’s Thin Mints
Betsy’s Tag-a-Longs
Glutenista’s Thin Mints
Angela’s Kitchen: Do-Si-Dos
Glugle GF’s Thin Mints
Glutenista's Thrilling Thin Mints!
Roben Ryberg’s Thin Mints (reprinted in the Gluten-Free Recipe Box)
Broward-Palm Beach Times’ Do-Si-Dos
Broward-Palm Beach Times’ Thin Mints
Totally Together Journal’s Thin Mints
Art of Gluten-Free Baking’s Thin Mints
Whole Living’s Egg-Free, Dairy-Free, GF Thin Mints
Alisa Cooks’ Dairy-Free Thin Mints (NOT GF, but you could sub in my Jules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour in this recipe)
Scoochmaroo’s Shortbread Cookies (NOT GF, although you could just sub in my Jules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour here)
Scoochmaroo’s Samoas (again, NOT GF, but just sub in my Jules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour)
And for another great round-up of GF mock Girl Scout Cookie recipes, check out my friends over at The Gluten Free Lab!
Happy baking!
Glutenista's Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies!
PS – I know these aren’t technically Girl Scout Cookies, but can you resist Glutenista’s Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies?!?!
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Susan said: on February 27, 2011
This is so cool! I was diagnosed with Celiac just 6 months ago, and just realized a couple weeks ago that I won’t be able to have Thin Mints anymore. Thanks so much for sharing these recipe links…I’m definitely gonna try some!
TR said: on February 27, 2011
This post has made my week go from utter crap to supremely amazing. I can’t wait to make the GF tagalongs when I get home. Thank you for posting this!
Is it okay if I post a link to this on my GF blog? I’d love to share it with readers.
Jules said: on February 27, 2011
Absolutely – the more the merrier! Hope the Tag-a-Longs bring you cheer! ; )
Elaine Vergara said: on February 27, 2011
I truly appreciate the amazing gluten free recipes. I don’t have celiac disease but I am gluten sensitive. I have just begun researching gluten free recipes and love the large variety of foods that I can enjoy gluten free.
Thanks for your experimenting.
Jules said: on February 27, 2011
So glad you’ve joined us! I love experimenting and am so lucky I have a reason to do it and to share!!!
Grace said: on February 28, 2011
Man I love the looks of your blog. I’m now following you and I write a monthly post of Sharing My Favorites. I’m going to add this post as one of my favorites for the month of February.
Happy Gluten Free Blogging!
Jules said: on February 28, 2011
Thanks much – glad you like the blog!
Gluten Free Betsy said: on February 28, 2011
Thanks for the link love! Sadly I did not make any cookies this year, but there’s still time!
Angela said: on February 28, 2011
Hey, glad to be added to the round up. Fun! Just an FYI, I moved to a hosted server at angelaskitchen.com and added more Girl Scout cookie makeovers (all gluten AND dairy free). There are five different ones, for those that may need it.
Happy baking!
Linda Soergel said: on March 10, 2011
My daughter and I also made our recipes for Girl Scout recipes before we found this.She has celiac and allergies to dairy and soy too. Very glad to see there are many gluten free recipes.
Tammie Alves said: on March 24, 2011
…It was very difficult almost two years ago whenI was diagnosed that I couldn’t have GS Cookies…especially with both my daughters selling the cookies. I will definitely be trying the recipes mentioned above…thank YOU! Spring wishes coming your way…
CarolKicinski said: on August 19, 2011
This is delicious and amazing gluten free recipes thanks for sharing……..
Erin said: on September 25, 2011
I’m a year and some change late on this post, but am chomping at the bit to try out some of these recipes! I have an especially deep love for Girl Scout Cookies, having been pictured on the Dos-i-Dos box for ten years, and have missed them greatly in the two years I have been Gluten Free. Thank you!
Jules said: on September 26, 2011
Erin- it’s never too late to want Girl Scout Cookies!!!
Kate said: on February 29, 2012
Thank you for sharing! I absolutely love Girl Scout cookies and have been wondering if I would be able to enjoy the taste again. I will definitely give these recipes a try.
Jules said: on March 1, 2012
Great! So glad you’ll be able to make your own now!
Emily Jelassi said: on March 4, 2012
thank you so much for posting these recipes! i have missed girl scout cookies. now i get to bake them
Cecilia said: on March 10, 2012
Everyone says the new Savanna Smiles are great – anyone experimenting to make these GF? Like the lemony/powdered sugar flavors.
Tonya said: on March 28, 2012
My 12 yr old was diagnosed with celiac at 4 yrs old and she doesn’t remember ever eating GS cookies. She does remember selling them every weekend for 3 months, and not being able to eat them. She hated it and it was required that she participate with the selling. Most people would ask her, “what is your favorite? I will buy your favorite kind.” I had to pull her out of GS because of the prejudice against my daughter’s diet. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for posting this!!!!!!!!
Jules said: on March 28, 2012
Tonya, that is a heartbreaking story. It’s sad to think that an organization founded for the right reasons would wind up being so mired in form over substance that it couldn’t see beyond itself to accommodate one of its own. So glad, though, that you and your daughter will now be able to make your “favorites” safely at home!
Kate said: on April 18, 2012
OMG! I’m droooling over this post!! It seemed everywhere I went Girl Scout cookies were tempting me . . . and now this post! Love your products & recipes! Thanks for sharing
Jules said: on April 19, 2012
Sure thing, Kate! Glad you can put my recipes to good use!
Carla said: on June 27, 2012
4 out of 5 of us at my house are GF-not by choice, but medical necessity and my youngest (daughter) is a girl scout. She is sad every year at cookie time because the troop has a night when they get to sample the cookies and she can’t. It is sad to see so many people will be missing out and that girl scouts isn’t doing something about this. This is not a diet fad, but a real issue for many people.
Cynthia said: on February 8, 2013
Thank you thank you thank you! I have been a Girl Scout in one form or another for 32 years and I was just diagnosed with celiac 3 months ago… 3 months before cookie season! I just ordered 1800 boxes of Girl Scout cookies for my 3 troops and can’t eat any of them!
Dear Samoas, you and I will meet again…
Jules said: on February 9, 2013
LOL, Cynthia! Love your attitude! Enjoy the recipes – homemade will taste better than out of the box, anyway!
Jennifer T said: on February 10, 2013
I think GS in Michigan has a gluten free cookie. I wish we could get them in Illinois.
Janine said: on February 18, 2013
We bought the Michigan gf gs cookies. They only have chocolate chip and they are made with bean flour. Not my favorite, but it was fun to think we were eating gs cookies.
Jules said: on February 19, 2013
Good to know, Janine!