Soft & Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies

WARNING: This is NOT an April Fool's joke!! Since the snow here in Massachusetts is keeping me indoors, I decided to experiment with my favorite cookie (and the state cookie of MA), the chocolate chip cookie. Using one of my favorite gluten-free baking flour blends (Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Baking Flour), chocolate chips that are Top 8 Allergens-free (Enjoy Life), and alcohol-free vanilla extract (yes, vanilla extract can have wheat-derived alcohol!), I reduced the sugar and made cookies that not only top your run-of-the-mill chocolate chip cookie, but are soft, fluffy, gooey, and safe for so many food allergies! Plus, they can easily be modified to be dairy-free as well! You may have to make a double batch, though, because one batch in my house didn't even last long enough for the cookies to completely cool!

Ingredients

• 1-1/8 cups gluten-free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Baking Flour)

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt (I used sea salt)

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (I used alcohol-free Simply Organics Madagascar Vanilla)

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter (or 1/3 cup of oil)

• 1 large egg

• 1 cup chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl

3. Beat sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and butter in a large bowl until creamy

4. Add egg and beat well

5. Gradually add in the flour mixture, beating until all ingredients are well-blended

6. Stir in chocolate chips

7. Roll balls of about 2 tablespoons of dough, placing 2 inches apart on an ungreased, non-stick cookie sheet

8. Bake for about 11 minutes, or until golden brown

9. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, and then move to wire racks to cool completely (although I always "try" some while they're warm and gooey!!)

10. ENJOY YOUR ALLERGY FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!

*Makes about 1-1/2 dozen cookies

Optional Ideas

• If you aren't allergic to nuts like I am, you can also add a cup of walnuts along with the chocolate chips.

• If you want to get really fancy, throw some ice cream in-between two cookies and have yourself an allergy-friendly chipwich (so reminiscent of my childhood!).

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