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Gluten Free Tollhouse-style Chocolate Chip Cookies

this is a picture of gluten free chocolate chip cookies. Recipe at beneficial-bento.com
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Here it is - my family's all-time favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, made gluten free. And you can sample the dough before baking - none of that bitter bean flour in this recipe!

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil (see notes below)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 and 1/2 cups Brown Rice Blend flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 3/4 cup millet flour (see notes below)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ( or more)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, oil, brown sugar, and white sugar.
  3. Add the eggs and vanilla, blending until smooth.
  4. Add the flours, salt, soda, baking powder, and xanthan gum. Mix until just combined.
  5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  6. Cover and let the dough rest for about 15-20 minutes to allow the gluten free flours to get fully hydrated. It will eliminate that "gritty" texture that some gluten free baked goods tend to have.
  7. Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheets - you will probably need 2 baking sheets for this.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes, or until just set, but still a little soft.
  9. Let cool for a few minutes to allow the starches to solidify and set before removing them from the baking sheet (or you might end up with a pile of crumbs!).

Notes

Sub for coconut oil: If you don't want to use coconut oil, you can use regular cooking oil instead such as avocado oil or another vegetable oil. Coconut oil will give you the best texture though, which is why I highly recommend it.

Sub for millet flour: Millet flour can be hard to find, so you can substitute sorghum flour if you need to. 

If you need a dairy free version of these cookies, I recommend replacing the butter in this recipe with Earth Balance buttery spread, since it contains the same grams of fat as dairy butter and will give you nearly identical results.

And if chocolate chips are an issue, try Enjoy Life brand chocolate chips, which are free from most common allergens.

Get the chart for making different amounts of my Brown Rice Flour Blend in my free ebook, Gluten Free Baking for Beginners

Find it online: https://www.beneficial-bento.com/2015/01/gluten-free-tollhouse-style-chocolate.html