Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups brown rice flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnut pieces (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a bowl mix rice flour, baking soda and xanthan gum and set aside.
• 3 in another bowl with a hand mixer, cream the butter and then add both sugars and mix well.
• 4 add pudding mix and blend into mixture.
• 5 now add eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.
• 6 blend in the flour mixture just until it comes together as a dough.
• 7 by hand knead in the chocolate chips (and nuts if desired) until evenly distributed.
• 8 drop dough by rounded spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets (approximately 2 tbs. each). i was able to fit 12 on a cookie sheet without them running into each other while baking.
• 9 bake 12-14 minutes until edges are golden brown.