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Maple / Chocolate Chip / Oatmeal Cookies

July 10, 2015 by Jo Barnett

Yummy Yummy Yummy

Maple / Chocolate Chip / Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Organic coconut palm sugar
  • 1/4 cup XYLA
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter – room temp
  • 1 egg – room temp
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup + 2 teaspoons sugar free maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
  • 1 cup Pamela’s gluten free flour
  • 1 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats
  • 1/2 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Takes 10-12 min

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In standing mixer cream the butter and sugars together. When well mixed add egg, vanilla and maple syrup and continue to mix until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl combine the baking soda, baking powder, salt, Xanathan Gum, flour and oats. Whisk dry ingredients together. Slowly add dry to wet ingredients and mix to combine.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
  5. Using small scoop place dough on the line baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes
  7. Allow cookies to cool for a bit on the baking sheet before removing to the cooling rack.

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: bob's red mill, chocolate chips, cookies, enjoy life foods, gluten free flour, maple, oatmeal, pamela's products, rolled oats, walnuts

Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies

June 29, 2015 by Jo Barnett

lemon poppy seed cookies

For  the lemon lovers, a delicious cookie

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup XYLA
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cup Pamela’s gluten free flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • juice of 1 large lemon or 2 small lemons
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 350

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

In the bowl of standing mixer combine butter and sugar

Add egg, lemon zest and lemon juice, vanilla extract and continue to combine, approx. 5 minutes (until all ingredients are well combined.

While the wet mixture is mixing, in a separate bowl whisk flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, poppy seeds and salt together.

Slowly add the dry mixture to the went until all are well combined.

Using a spring release scoop drop the dough on the parchment paper lined sheets about 2 inches apart.  Bake one sheet at a time for 8 to 12 minutes.

Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 to 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to finish cooling completely.

I find the best way to store the cookies is in a large Tupperware like container, with parchment between the cookie layers so they don’t stick together.

 

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: cookies, lemon, poppy seeds

Snickerdoodles

June 18, 2015 by Jo Barnett

snickerdoodles

I got this recipe from “The Delight Gluten-Free” Magazine. I just replaced the sugar with XYLA.  Co-workers have raved about these cookies.

Preheat oven to 350

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of butter – room temp
  • 1 1/2 cups of XYLA
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups of gluten free flour (I use the Pamela’s brand)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons XYLA
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

In the bowl of a standing mixer  cream together butter, sugar and eggs.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

Blend dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until a smooth dough forms.

Transfer dough to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes

While dough is chilling mix the XYLA and cinnamon in a small bowl

Drop 1 inch balls of dough into the XYLA/cinnamon mixture and roll gently to coat

Place the coated balls of dough on the parchment papered cookie sheets and bake for 9 to 12 minutes.

Let sit on cookie sheet to cool for a bit and serve.

Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: cinnamon, cookies

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