Super-Duper Chocolate Cookies

This is a wonderful gluten-free recipe that everyone loves, even non-gluten-free people.  It’s rich with chocolate and has a soft inside and crunchy outside.  The gluten-free flour mix is vital to make the recipe light, and not grainy like other gluten free deserts.

Ingredients:

• Unsalted butter- 1/2 cup
• Granulated sugar- 1/3 cup
• Vanilla extract- 1 teaspoon
• Gluten Free Flour Mixture– 3/4 cup
• Sweet white rice flour- 2 tablespoons
• Unsweetened cocoa powder- 1/4 cup
• Xanthan gum- 1/4 teaspoon
• Salt- a large pinch
• Dark chocolate chips- 1/2 cup
• Chopped walnuts- 1/2 cup

Instructions:

• Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with electric mixer.  Add vanilla and mix well.
• Add gluten-free flour mix, sweet white rice flour, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, and salt.  Beat together until a soft dough is formed.
• Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips.
• Shape dough into a ball and wrap in plastic.  Place in fridge for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Position rack in center of oven.  Lightly grease cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Get dough.  Shape heaping-teaspoon dough into balls and lightly flatten on cookie sheet.  Place on cookie sheet 3/4 inch apart and bake for 8-10 minutes.  Let cool slightly on cookie sheet then transfer to cooling rack.