These gluten free chocolate chip cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, buttery and perfectly sweet. They are the best gluten-free cookies – and no one can even tell they’re gluten-free!
PREPARATION TIME:
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
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In a small bowl, combine gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside
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In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
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Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
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Add dry ingredient mixture and beat until the dough is uniform throughout
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Add chocolate chips and stir until evenly distributed.
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Use a small cookie scoop to measure out 1 ½ TBS portions of dough, then roll into balls and place on prepared baking sheets at least 2” apart (I usually put 8 or 9 cookies on each baking sheet).
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Bake in preheated oven for 9-10 minutes, or until cookies are barely set.
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Cool on baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Gluten-Free all-purpose flour. Use a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour made for baking – my favorite’s are Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur Flour.
- Fine sea salt. Use fine (not coarse) sea salt. If using iodized table salt, decrease the amount by half.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter can be used in place of salted butter in these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. Or use browned butter.
- Granulated sugar. I recommend using organic cane sugar or regular white sugar.
- Light brown sugar. I don’t recommend making substitutions for the light brown sugar. Using dark brown sugar works, but it will impart a bolder molasses taste.
- Chocolate chips. Choose your favorite variety of chocolate chips. I prefer semi-sweet or dark.
Once cooled, store these gluten free chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
You can freeze these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies two ways:
- Freeze the dough before baking. portion out the dough and roll it into balls.Store the dough balls in an airtight container in the freezer until you’re ready to bake (up to 2 monhts)
- To bake: remove the cookie dough from the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for 2 hours before baking according to the recipe instructions. This is my preferred method, because you can bake them fresh when you’re ready to enjoy them.
- Freeze baked cookies. To freeze baked gluten free chocolate chip cookies, let them cool to room temperature. Then store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- To thaw: let the gluten free chocolate chip cookies cookies sit out at room temperature until thawed. You can also warm them in the oven set to 250 degrees F, in a baking dish covered with foil (or a lid) until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
