September 15, 2010

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies


When my oldest son was on a gluten-free / casein-free diet, I didn't want him to feel like he couldn't have wonderful, warm freshly baked cookies like any other kid. So I set to work adapting and experimenting and whala! Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.

RECIPE: GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
makes 2 dozen
  • 1 1/2 c. (6.75 oz.) brown rice flour 
  • 1/2 c. (2.5 oz.) garbanzo bean or garb-fava flour
  • 1 T. tapioca flour
  • 1 T. potato flour
  • 1 T. flax seed meal
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1 t. baking soda 
  • 1/2 c. butter or non-dairy substitute, softened
  • 1/4 c. pure maple syrup
  • 2/3 c. maple agave syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 t. vanilla
  • 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
METHOD:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, flax seed meal, salt and baking soda and set aside. 
  3. In another bowl, whip the butter or substitute. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Then add the maple syrup, maple agave syrup and vanilla and mix until well combined. 
  4. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until well combined and stir in the chocolate chips. 
  5. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven for 7 to 9 minutes.

2 comments:

  1. Very nice, Ms. Stephanie! Now all you need is one of those food trucks ... do you still have Number Five (or should I say Johnny Five) from Nova Robotics?

    Hint: it's a reference to the movie Short Circuit (1986).

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091949/

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  2. I wanna try to make these this week! I just gotta get tapioca flour, flaxseed meal, and garbanzo & fava bean flour.
    You're gonna be MY kitchen fairy guiding me on our families gluten free journey. I love your stories and detailed instructions with photos.

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