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Created by Kitt Pan

What is your favorite cookie recipe?

Desserts are very much a fun part of life. We all want to have fun! It's good to give ourselves a treat now and then. Preferably now. :)  

When I first began trying to make gluten-free cookies, the first two attempts were not good. My fiance Dan ate them up, but I was not happy with the results. Not at all. When the cookies came out of the oven, they seemed fine. But the longer they sat on the cooling rack, the limper they got. By morning, they were even worse! They had sogged down between the bars of the cooling rack and were positively mushy. No amount of "drying time" helped the cookies, and we finally had to put them in the refrigerator to make them firm enough to eat.

The only thing the cookie recipes had in common is they both had raisins and they both were made with rice flour. Raisins in other cookies I'd made didn't make them like this. Rice flour makes commercial cookies gritty, not soggy. I still don't know what happened with these failed batches. Not wanting to bake any more soggy cookies, I chose a recipe which didn't contain rice flour. In fact, it didn't contain any flour at all! It's one of our favorite cookie recipes now.

I found it at http://www.glutencook.com  This site has videos for making other things besides the cookies. They also give cooking tips. For convenience, I'll post the recipe here.

Peanut Butter Cookies

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup peanut butter (or soy nut butter)
  • 1 cup sugar

Combine all ingredients.

Spoon onto sheet lined with aluminum foil. Or roll into balls. (I roll - the video said it wasn't easy to roll, but I have never had a problem with it.) Lightly press with a fork, criss-cross or lightly press a thumbprint into the center of the cookie and fill with filling (suggestions: fudge, jam, jelly, fruit). Bake 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool on sheet 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack or plate.

43 months ago
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  • Gluten Free Fort Wayne

    When I saw the topic of cookie recipes, I was going to add mine, but it seems you already did (almost)!

    What I do is 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup peanut butter, and maybe even throw in some vanilla for fun... roll it into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in sugar. Then smash a Hershey's Kiss into the middle of it. Yummm!!!!!

    I made a triple batch of these and took them to party full of gluten gluttons, and it was the first thing to disappear. It's a favorite cookie even to them!

    43 months ago

  • Kitt

    OhYes!! This is my favorite recipe. It's soooo  easy and tastes great. When I mail them out to Dan (fiance), all of them certainly don't make it into the box! Since he can't have chocolate, I'm thinking of turning some white vanilla flavored chips into coffee chips by adding instant coffee.

    Thanks for sharing your version, rAchAel! These are certainly yummy with additions too! And they aren't expensive to make, either :)

    43 months ago

  • Morgan Lee-Anne

    Does anyone have a good Chocolate Chip cookie recpie? Also I am looking for a good sugar cookie recipe.

    Thanks

    38 months ago

  • David

    GF WF Chocolate shortbread



    INGREDIENTS:


    250g unsalted butter, softened
    160g icing sugar
    2 teaspoons vanilla essence
    185g GF plain flour
    100g GF rice flour
    35g GF cocoa powder
    55g instant coffee granules


    METHOD:


    Preheat the oven to 160°C
    Line two large oven trays with baking paper.

    Beat butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; transfer mixture to a large bowl.
    Stir in the sifted GF flours and GF cocoa in two batches.

    Turn the dough onto a lightly floured bench and knead lightly for 5 minutes.

    Divide mixture into six equal portions.
    Use your hands to press each dough portion into a 12cm round. Mark each shortbread round into 6 wedges with the back of a large knife, then prick with a fork.
    Use your finger tips to pinch the edges of rounds; sprinkle with the coffee granules.

    Bake for about 45 minutes or until cooked through



    Cool on Racks



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    25 months ago

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