Paleo Peanut Butter Patties – Tagalongs
These Girl Scout cookies are called Peanut Butter Patties or Tagalongs, and guess what? I’ve made them gluten-free and Paleo. Now you can enjoy more gluten-free, Paleo Girl Scout Cookies. No need to give in to cravings for the regular (sugar-filled, gluten-filled) Girl Scout Cookies which are everywhere this time of year.
When I was a girl I was in a troupe called the Blue Birds. It was very similar to the Girl Scouts, except we sold Blue Bird candy instead of Girl Scout cookies. I had great fun going door-to-door selling candy to our neighbors. This was good preparation for the canvassing I later did for NYPIRG after I graduated from Columbia.
Paleo Peanut Butter Patties
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons vegan shortening
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sunbutter
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
- In a food processor, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda
- Pulse in shortening, honey and vanilla until combined
- Roll out dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper
to 1/4-inch thick
- Chill dough in freezer for 20 minutes
- Using a 2-inch cookie cutter
, cut out dough
- Press your thumb in center of each circle to make indentation
- Bake at 350° for 4-6 minutes
- Cool cookies for 1 hour
- Place one teaspoon of sunbutter on top of each cookie
- Freeze for 10 minutes
- Melt chocolate over very low heat
- Dip cookies in chocolate
- Place on a parchment lined baking sheet
- Freeze for 30 minutes
- Serve
Makes 18 cookes
These peanut-free, dairy-free, vegetarian Tagalong cookies are best stored in the refrigerator or freezer –your choice will depend on the level of crunch that you like in your cookie.
My previous two Girl Scout Cookie recipes are based on recipes from Tammy Credicott‘s book Paleo Indulgences, however, these Tagalongs are my own version of the regular Tagalong Girl Scout Cookie –they’re a simple gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free almond flour cookie with some sunflower seed butter and dark chocolate. Thanks, though, do go to Tammy for getting me on a Girl Scout cookie roll!
What Girl Scout Cookie recipe would you like to see here next in a healthy version? Here are some of my other favorite Paleo cookie recipes:
- Paleo Girl Scout Cookies: Thin Mints
- Paleo Girl Scout Cookies: Samoas
- Pecan Shortbread Cookies (for Paleo use honey instead of agave)
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Yummy!!! Thank you, Elana, for all the girl scout paleo cookies =)
Oh yum! I’ve already made your thin mint recipe and I can’t wait to make these! :)
Lemonade or Dulce de Luche cookies would be great!
Oh, how fabulous, Elana!! I’ve just shared your Paleo Samoas on All Gluten-Free Desserts … All The Time yesterday and now I’ll have to get this one up there, too! These cookies will be such a treat for those who are grain free, refined sugar free, paleo, etc. Yummy! Thank you!
Shirley
I thought there was no hope for GF girl scout cookies. You just made my weekend!
Is there any reason not to use peanut butter rather than sunbutter?
Peanut butter is not considered a Paleo food, so she is using sunbutter to make it “Paleo”. I bet you could use peanut butter or almond butter in this recipe and have great results…
We are paleo and still eat some peanut butter…I have read why no peanut butter for paleo and I am not convinced :)
Bless your heart! I’m LOVING these Girl Scout cookie recipes. I haven’t tried any yet, but I’m looking forward to it!
I would love to see a paleo version of the Thank You Berry Munch Girl Scout cookies.
I wonder if coconut oil will work in place of the vegan shortening?
I wondered the same thing, Would love an answer
Yes, I used Coconut Oil instead of Vegan shortening and everything turned out fine. Especially because at this time of year, at my house, it is solid instead of being liquid so it reacts in the cookie dough the same way a shortening would.
I always sub grass fed butter for vegan shortening with great results!
Elana,
We’ve been making Samoas (Caramel deLites) and Thin Mints since the recipes were posted. Thank you, thank you, thank you! My daughter, who sells Girl Scout cookies, has been able to taste them for the first time. We are all very touched by the posting of these recipes.
My daughter would really like to taste next the Lemonades (savory slices of shortbread with a refreshingly tangy lemon-flavored icing). And I’d like to make the Thanks-A-Lot (shortbread cookies dipped in rich fudge).
More details can be found at www dot abcsmartcookies dot come forward slash america’s dash best dash cookies. (abc bakers are one of two companies that source Girl Scout cookies; the other bakery may have different cookie names and flavors.)
I’m making another batch of Samoas today; tagalongs will be up next!
Blessings,
Shari in NC
I just made the Paleo thin mints yesterday and am looking forward to trying these out too. My question revolves around the chocolate for dipping. When I tried melting it, it just turned into a sticky mess, not smooth. I ended up having to smooth out with coconut milk. Anyone else have this issue?
you never cease to amaze me!
I don’t think this recipe meets the definition of the “contemporary” Paleo diet. How do you define your Paleo diet?
I agree with you and posted my concerns
Foods Not Allowed on a Paleo Diet: Added Sugars
The practice of refining the sugar crystals from sugar cane of sugar beets has wrought havoc on the insulin/blood sugar regulation mechanisms of humans ever since it’s invention. The Paleo diet excludes all added sugars, including table sugar, brown sugar, agave nectar, honey, high fructose corn syrup, maple syrup, etc.
So by definition, MANY if not most of Elanas dessert recipes are NOT Paleo and should not be named so.
I noticed you are using sunbutter instead of peanut butter. Do the cookies taste like peanut butter is in them??
Yes, Sunbutter does taste like peanut butter. We use it in our house because I have a son with a peanut allergy. I’ve used Sunbutter (and other brands of sunflower seed butter) in recipes that call for peanut butter and people are surprised to learn that it isn’t actually a peanut butter treat.
I made these tonight and although there were a lot of steps these turned out incredible!!! What a great recipe! I will definitely be making these again.
BRAVO! You’ve got me so excited about eating healthier I haven’t stopped telling everyone about you! You just keep getting better and better.
How about a Texas Sheet Cake?
Thank you thank you thank you! I can’t wait for these.
I pass by signs everywhere for girl scout cookies and it has been killing my will power.
These look amazing and gluten-free! Peanut butter is my absolute fave (a feeling I share with MANY I’m sure). Thank you yet again!
Ella x
I would love to see Lemonades! Lemon Desserts are my absolute favorite. I couldn’t imagine a better paleo treat than one that takes advantage of the tangy and tart deliciousness of lemon.
To the uninitiated – could someone please explain what vegan shortening and sunbutter is and where to buy it in Australia?! Thank you!
Gluten Free Julia recently posted St Patrick’s Day Jelly Cups: http://www.glutenfreejulia.com/page.php?id=122
Sunbutter is a nut butter made from sunflower seeds, which you could make yourself. I’ve heard of people using coconut oil in place of the vegan shortening, which you could try. Good luck!
This recipe is delicious and wonderful! My husband loves peanut butter which I used instead of Sunbutter. I can also see a lot of uses for the cookie on the bottom and I might try making a bar cookie out of the recipe when I’m in a hurry. Yes, thanks for the Girl Scout Cookies and all your other recipes too. They have been a huge help to me over the years!
these were my favorite girl scout cookies growing up! i’m super excited to make these, especially since i can eat and digest these! thank you.
I know that Elana does not answer comments, but maybe someone can t3ell me how this is considered Paleo when it has sugar (Chocolate chunks)? The problem is finding sweet desserts/cookies that do not contain sugar and almost every dessert of Elanas contains honey, agave or sugar which are all sugars with high glycemic index’s. She has awesome recipes, but is doing everyone a disservice by calling her recipes Paleo.
She may be also causing others some harm in their diet by the addition of all this sugar. Many go ont he Paleo diet because they have issues with carbohydrate metabolism, and other situations where they are forsaking refined carbohydrates. A recipe like this for those people can set them back, and be detrimental. I hope this is viewed as “polite” because it is intended this way. If Elana deletes this I hope she at least considers what is being said to benefit others.
These do not have anything but cacao and are delicious. I use them in all the recipes that call for chocolate ; )
http://www.ghirardelli.com/store/100-cacao-unsweetened-chocolate-baking-bar.html?cid=google&gdftrk=gdfV21281_a_7c516_a_7c4542_a_7c601064&gclid=CKfBrbyQhbYCFQnznAod7XsAqw
I gotta be honest, we all need some sweets in our life. Why would we have all these “sweet” opportunities on earth? Should we ignore them for the sake of Paleo? Not this girl.
I gave up sweets/chocolate/dessert for Lent, and I am missing that special piece of my life. My attempt at sweetness during Lent — dates — just doesn’t cut it. Chocolate is king, for me. All this said, I like the suggestion here for the cacao bar. Cacao is awesome, too.
But I say, inbetween our kale, *if your body doesn’t rebel*, indulge a little! I’m truly grateful for this healthy GF site. Elana, congrats on hitting 500,000. Many thanks for your creativity! I’m noshing on your Irish Soda Bread right now.
I think it’s pretty crazy and rude to say she could be causing harm to others by posting recipes. If you don’t want added sweeteners, don’t peruse a web site dedicated to treats. We’re all adults and are responsible for what we put into our own mouths, not to mention what we cook in our own kitchens.
Elana has explained on her site multiple times her approach to treats and diet, not that she owes that to anyone.
It is better to eat the wrong foods with the right attitude than the right foods with the wrong attitude. And sometimes, a person wants a grain-free cookie, and it is okay, and no one is harmed.
Solid points :)
made your thin mint recipe last week and these today. They have been a life savor during girl scout season! Thanks for your creations :)
These were my absolute favorite as a kid. I was just thinking about them- since I found a box of real girl scout cookies in my husbands car :). I am going to use coconut oil as well & love using my raw honey to bake. Thanks Elana, another thing to smile about in Boulder this week beside the temperature!
Made them, ate them! Oh my goodness you made my day.
Oh. My. Word. I am making these NOW! Thanks, once again!
made these but not exactly as was directed. I made large wafers with the cookie mix, after they cooled I spread the sunbutter on top put in freezer melted chocolate and just spread the chocolate on top. They didn’t look as good as the correct recipe but they tasted very good.
thanks elena! love ur recipes
Elana,
You are such a blessing to all of the mom’s out there with kids who have food allergies. I am a Girl Scout leader for my dd’s troop and it makes her so sad not to be able to eat the GS cookies like the other kids. I’m so excited to make these for her.
Bless you,
Kathleen
I’m so excited to try out these wonderful recipes. Out of courtesy I bought a box from my little cousin, Samoas of course, and was horrified that the top ingredients comprised of sugar, vegetable oil, corn syrup as well as a ton of other unmentionables. As a coconut oil lover I will definitely be substituting this into the recipes, cannot wait! Thank you!!
Hi Elana,
I am going to use your recipe to bake the cookies for my daughter. It looks very delicious. I am sure she will enjoy it a lot. :)
Thanks!
Edmund
This recipe sounds amazing ! I like the spin on the old-peppermint patty recipe.
That is absolutely wonderful recipe. Will give a try, cause i think that all ingredients are a good match. I hope my family will enjoy them:)
You can’t know how happy this has made me. Tagalongs were my very favorite. Yay! Can’t wait to try this.
Please share with your readers that April 17th is now officially gluten free day, to raise awareness with even the non-allergy restricted community as well as to celebrate all the other gluten free eaters out there we can commiserate with!
Is vegan shortening the same as vegetable shortening?