cookie - Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

By tinathorn

Ingredients

• 1 cup sorghum flour
• 1/4 cup GF millet flour (or brown rice flour)
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch/flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup Spectrum Organic Shortening, Earth Balance stick, or organic coconut oil
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla
• 2 organic free-range eggs, beaten (or 1 tablespoon Ener-G Egg Replacer whisked with 1/4 cup warm water till frothy)
• 3 to 3 1/2 cups certified gluten-free rolled oats
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.ca

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with an Exopat or Silpat. If you don't use a baking mat, parchment paper will help. (Gluten-free cookies tend to scorch easily.)

Whisk the dry ingredients in a bowl-

1 cup sorghum flour
1/4 cup GF millet flour (or brown rice flour)
1/2 cup tapioca starch/flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

In a separate bowl, beat to cream-

3/4 cup Spectrum Organic Shortening, Earth Balance stick, or organic coconut oil
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla
2 organic free-range eggs, beaten (or 1 tablespoon Ener-G Egg Replacer whisked with 1/4 cup warm water till frothy)

Add the whisked dry ingredients to the creamed brown sugar and beat to combine.

Add in:

3 to 3 1/2 cups certified gluten-free rolled oats

Start with 3 cups GF oats. Mix till distributed evenly. If you'd like more in the batter, add in another half cup.

Add in:

1 cup dark chocolate chips

Stir by hand to combine.

Spoon balls of dough onto lined baking sheets and press down a bit to make a cookie shape. If you like your cookies flat and crispy, press down a bit thinner. If not, keep them more rounded.

If you're not sure, do a test run with a single cookie if you like, to see how much the dough spreads while baking.

Bake for about 12 minutes until slightly golden and chewy. (Note: Longer baking time (15 minutes) creates a harder cookie, closer to packaged oatmeal cookies.

Cool the baking sheets on a wire rack for 3-4 minutes; than remove the cookies onto cooling rack. Wrap cooled cookies in recycled foil and freeze in freezer bags for future treats. These cookies keep better than most gluten-free cookies, due to the oats, so if you'd like to experiment, keep a few in an air-tight container. Best if eaten in a day or two.

Cook time: 12 to 15 min Yield: 24 cookies