Chocolate Oatmeal Almond Cookies

Ingredients:

1 stick soften unsalted butter

1 cup organic coconut palm sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 eggs – room temp.

1 1/2 cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

1 cup Pamela’s Gluten Free Flour

1 teaspoon Xanthan gum

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

1 cup almonds – chopped

1 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix together the soften butter and coconut palm sugar until well combined, add extract and the 2 eggs and continue to combine.

In a separate bowl combine the rolled oats, flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt and cocoa and whisk together. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and combine together. Add in chopped almonds.

Scoop teaspoon size cookie balls on the a baking sheet and bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and continue to cool.

Not sure what kind of cookie you want, oatmeal? peanut butter? chocolate chip? peanut butter and chocolate? well with this cookie you don’t have to decide as you get three great flavors in one.

Oatmeal with Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup gluten free oats (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
1/1/4 cup gluten free flour (I use Pamela’s brand)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Xanthan
1 stick room temperature unsalted butter
1/2 cup Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
1/2 cup XYLA
1 cup crunchy peanut butter (I use Trader Joe’s brand of natural peanut butter)
2 large eggs – room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life brand)
1/2 cup chopped peanuts (I use the Trader Joe’s 50% less salt kind)

Takes 10 min

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a standing mixer combine the butter with the Palm Sugar and XYLA.
While butter mixture is combining whisk flour, baking soda,xanthan and salt in a small bowl.
With the mixer still running add in the peanut butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix till combined.
With the mixer on low add the flour mixture. Add in the oats, chopped peanuts and chocolate chips.
Using the small scoop place the dough on the parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and bake for approx. 15 minutes.
Let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes than move to a cooling rack to continue the cooling.