Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
24-30 cookies
- 3/4 cup Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flakes (you can find them at Whole Foods)
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 1 cup sorghum flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2/3 cup light olive oil
- 3 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon alcohol free vanilla extract
- 2 large organic free-range eggs or Ener-G Egg Replacer
- Warm water, as needed
- 1 cup of vegan dark chocolate chips and (1/2 cup toasted walnuts is optional)
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Add in the oil, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs/egg replacer. Combine the wet and dry ingredients with a sturdy wooden spoon until you get a thick, sticky batter. Make sure you break up any lumps of brown sugar or flour in the mixture. If you need to, add 1 tablespoon of warm water at a time, as needed, to achieve a (cookie style) dough that sticks together when you pinch it. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine. Cover and chill the dough for 30 to 60 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with an Exopat or parchment. Roll spoonfuls of the dough between your palms and form the dough into 24 balls (slightly smaller than a golf ball). Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet and press down a bit to flatten slightly- not too much. Place the pan into the center of a pre-heated oven and bake until golden and set – about 20 to 25 minutes until the edges are golden brown and the center is almost firm. Careful not to overcook. I usually take them out after 20-21 minutes. The cookies will still have a little give to them while hot; as they cool they will crisp up.
Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes; then carefully remove the cookies with a thin spatula and place them on a wire rack to continue cooling. Store in a covered container for up to a day or wrap cooled cookies in recycled foil, bag and freeze for longer storage. From the Gluten Free Goddess.