Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Food Network

I have a really close friend who is Gluten-Free. We have been friends since we were five, so I have gotten to know and eat many of the foods that she loves. My favorite of all time are the chocolate chip cookies. I am a BIG sucker for chocolate, but gluten-free cookies just have an interesting texture that makes them taste really good. I just recently made these for the first time, and fell in love with the recipe. I hope you do, too!!!

Prep: 25 min
Inactive: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 14 min
Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup of unsalted butter
  • 2 cups of brown rice flour
  • 1/4 cup of cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons of tapioca flour
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (or an extra teaspoon of cornstarch)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 a cup of sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups of light brown sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Once melted, pour into the bowl of a stand mixer.
  3. In a medium bowl, sift together the rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour, xantham gum, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
  4. Add both of the sugars to the bowl with the butter and using the paddle attachment, cream together on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the whole egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
  5. Chill the dough in the refrigerator until firm, approximately 1 hour. Shape the dough into 2-ounce balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes, rotating the pans after 7 minutes for even baking. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the pans for 2 minutes. Move the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely. Store cooked cookies in an airtight container.

For more information, visit: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/the-chewy-gluten-free-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback
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