Simple Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies

Who doesn't love chocolate cookies?!

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Simple gluten free chocolate cookies - easy to make and perfect for cut-out decorated cookies, or cookie crumb cheesecake and pie bases.

You will need

280 g Gluten Free Flour (I used 170g brown rice flour & 110g tapioca flour/starch) 40 g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 1 tsp Xanthan Gum ¼ tsp Baking Powder Pinch of Salt 125 g Unsalted Butter , at room temperature 175 g Sugar 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 Egg , at room temperature

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Simple gluten free chocolate cookies - easy to make and perfect for cut-out decorated cookies, or cookie crumb cheesecake and pie bases.

Instructions

1. Sift together the flour, cocoa, xanthan gum, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine thoroughly.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl if using a hand beater) beat together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract until fluffy. Beat in the egg until combined. Stir in the dry ingredients. Turn out onto a clean benchtop and knead just until the dough comes together and is smooth. Flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for half an hour or so until firm.

3. Place the dough between two pieces of non-stick baking paper and roll out until approximately 5mm thick. I used two wooden dowels, placed on either side of the dough as I rolled it out to keep the thickness even. Slide the rolled dough (on the baking paper) onto a baking sheet and refrigerate until firm.

4. Remove the top sheet of baking paper, and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from the dough. Place them onto baking paper lined baking sheets, re-rolling the dough as necessary. Chill the dough on the baking sheets for 20 minutes before baking. (Alternately, after kneading the dough roll it into a log shape and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill until firm, and then cut into 5mm thick rounds. Place the rounds on a baking sheet and chill as above.)

5. While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 180° Celsius. Bake the cookies for 12-17 minutes, depending on the size of the cookie. Medium sized cookies take around 14 minutes. The cookies should be just darkening very slightly at the edges. Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

6. Notes: If you find that your cookies are a little gritty, please don’t give up! You may need to try swapping one of your flours (often rice flours) for another brand that is ground finer or try a different flour altogether. If you’re using a store-bought gluten-free flour blend, sometimes these can be a bit on the gritty side, so you could try another brand. It’s definitely worth persevering to perfect great basic recipes that you can use as a base for so many things. Use a good quality cocoa for the tastiest cookies. I used a natural cocoa, but you could also use Dutched cocoa.