{"id":118021,"date":"2025-03-07T15:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/budget-food\/gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies-pocket-change-gourmet\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:13:43","slug":"gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies-pocket-change-gourmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=118021","title":{"rendered":"Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies | Pocket Change Gourmet"},"content":{"rendered":"


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These Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies have the perfect balance of sweet and salty, crunchy and soft. It has taken me some time to develop a recipe that tastes amazing, bakes up consistently, and stores well. But this is it!<\/p>\n

Everyone thinks their Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is the best and there are many great ones out there, but I\u2019ve struggle to find a gluten-free recipe that I love. <\/p>\n

My quest ended a few weeks ago and since then, I\u2019ve made these cookies on repeat-for a school birthday party, for my kid\u2019s basketball team, and just for fun with my kids on a cold February weekend. <\/p>\n

For me, the salt sprinkled on top of these chocolate chip cookies makes them extra awesome!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are 3 things to remember when making these amazing GF Chocolate Chip Cookies:<\/p>\n

1. Use Real Butter<\/h2>\n

We are pretty health conscious around our house, but when it comes to baked goods, I\u2019m a butter believer. I just have to close my eyes to how much goes into the recipe. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve tried GF recipes that claim you should reduce the butter in GF cookie recipes to avoid over spreading of the cookie batter, but these hold their shape well and flatten out just the right amount to be chewy inside and crispy outside. Use real butter and don\u2019t be skimpy.<\/p>\n

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Creaming the butter for GF Chocolate Chip cookies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Just Chill<\/h2>\n

The other trick for this recipe is to chill the cookie dough before baking. Please, please, please don\u2019t skip this step! You will be sad if you do.<\/p>\n

As you mix the batter, the butter will become very soft and warm from the friction of mixing the cookie dough. Baking the cookies without chilling the cookie dough will cause the dough to spread out too much. You lose some of the beautiful texture and get ho-hum cookies.<\/p>\n

Chilling the dough solidifies the butter so that it doesn\u2019t melt and spread as quickly, which allows the cookies to hold their shape as they bake. This gives the desired chewy texture. It also gives the GF flours time to hydrate a bit and concentrates the flavor.<\/p>\n

I recommend you allow the dough to chill at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking the cookies, but you can let it sit overnight if you like. I have not tried longer than 24 hours.<\/p>\n

3. Drop or Roll<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve made these cookies both ways, by just dropping scoops of dough and by rolling balls of dough. Both bake up beautifully. Taking the time to roll the dough into a ball in your hands makes smooth, tidy cookies. So, if these are for a gift or a party, roll the dough. <\/p>\n

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Dropped or rolled, these gf chocolate chip cookies turn out delicious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you plan to eat all the cookies before your roommate or kids show up, drop it like it\u2019s hot. For drop cookies, use a melon baller or teaspoon to scoop fairly uniform amounts of the dough and drop it on the baking sheet. The cookies may not be perfect circles, but they will be circle-ish and taste amazing!<\/p>\n

Optional: Salt on Top<\/h3>\n

For me, sea salt on top makes these cookies out of this world. I have a small jar of Fleur de Sel<\/a> (sea salt) that I love to sprinkle on these cookies. It just makes the flavor of the cookies pop, balances the sweetness, and tastes awesome.<\/p>\n

Fun fact- sprinkling salt on top is a great job for your kids to do. Even toddlers can get a pinch in their tiny fingers and sprinkle it on the cookies. If you like baking with your kids or grandkids, check out my article on Cooking With Kids<\/a> for other fun ways to involve the younger generation in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n
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Nothing fancy-just the usual chocolate chip cookie recipe ingredients.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nothing fancy here, just the usual chocolate chip cookie ingredients. I\u2019m partial to this chocolate chip brand and I love King Arthur\u2019s Measure for Measure GF flour for these cookies. <\/p>\n

Xanthan Gum<\/h3>\n

Whatever gluten free flour you choose, make sure it has Xanthan gum in the ingredients. Most GF flour blends and baking mixes already have xanthan gum in the mix. If yours does not, add 1\/2 teaspoon to the 2 1\/3 cups flour in the recipe and whisk it together with the other dry ingredients. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the recipe!<\/h2>\n