Subscribenestle chocolate chip cookie
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, cream together butter, sour cream, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add egg, and beat well. Set aside.
- In another bowl, stir together gluten-free flour mix, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add to creamed mixture, stirring until well blended.
- Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
- Chill dough if necessary; warm dough needs to be chilled before transferring to a room-temperature cookie sheet or cookies will spread too much.
- Drop by rounded teaspoon onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8 minutes. Be careful not to over bake.
- Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet, and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cookie sheet needs to be room temperature before baking another batch.
There are a variety of chips that are gluten free and can be substituted for the semi-sweet chocolate chips when baking cookies:
- Reese’s peanut butter chips
- Hershey’s butterscotch chips
- Nestle’s Premier white morsels
- Nestle’s Premier
- Nestle’s semi-sweet chocolate baking chunks
- Nestle’s milk chocolate and peanut butter swirled morsels
- Nestle’s semi-sweet chocolate and Premier white swirled morsels
- M&M candies (regular and mini)
Always check the label each and every time a baking chip is purchased. While the brands listed here have assured the gluten-free consumer they will always declare gluten on the label, the formula can change at any time.
Looking for more gluten free chocolate recipes? Try The Best Gluten Free Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Frosting. Additional gluten free recipes are Gluten Free Carrot Cake With Dairy Free Alterations, an Easy Light and Flaky Pie Crust, and for holiday baking a Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie.
References:
Joy of Baking, “Cocoa Powder” (accessed July 28, 2010)
Cooks Illustrated, “Cocoa Powder” (accessed July 28, 2010)
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups (12-ounce package) Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Preparation
- PREHEAT oven to 375° F.
- COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
- BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Serves
Makes 5 dozen cookies
Source
Nestlé
Provided by Family Features
