These turned out PERFECT. The trick, as far as I’m concerned is to have little learners watching over your shoulder. When explaining how to measure 1/2 a cup, you can’t just grab the closest coffee mug and measure out about half a cup. We got out the measuring cups (the real ones provide a great math lesson. How many 1/2 cups make a whole?) and even used the back of a table knife to scrape off the top – they’ve seen me make cookies often, but the knife thing was new. We guess how many tsp make a Tbsp. We had guesses 4 & 5. Turns out I was made to teach math – to Kindergarten’rs.
This recipes is direct (with knife-smoothing measurements) from the Big Red cookbook. We took out a little sugar and used white rice flour instead of the brown rice flour.
| Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies |
- 1 c packed brown sugar
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups white rice flour
- 1/4 c cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp tapioca starch
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 tsp b. soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 c mini choc chips
- Heat oven to 375 degrees
- Beat sugars, butter, vanilla on low until well blended.
- Beat in egg until light & fluffy.
- In small bowl measure(properly) all dry ingredients except for choc. chips.
- Add dry to butter mixture, and mix.
- Add choc chips. Blend.
- On ungreased cookie sheet, drop heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 – 10 min until lightly golden. Cool 1-2 minutes. Remove to rack. Cool completely. Seal in air tight container right away to preserve freshness.
Enjoy!
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