Glorious Gluten/Dairy-Free Cookies

When I came across these Gluten/Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Truffle Cookies over at Tessa The Domestic Diva, it was a done deal. These amazingly soft, chocolaty cookies are wonderful. They had been on my to-bake list forever and finally I got around to making them when my father (GF/DF) was coming over for dinner.

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There was no plan to post these but once everyone was raving about them, including my boyfriend who doesn’t care about a gluten/dairy-free diet, I felt it necessary. Tessa cooks allergy-friendly and healthy meals, so definitely take a peak at her blog.

Gluten/Dairy-Free Chocolate Cookies
~Adapted from Tessa The Domestic Diva

4 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 c. chocolate chips
6 T Earth Balance (or part coconut oil)
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 t vanilla extract
1/2 c. gluten free flour (use a mix or make your own, see note below)
1/2 c. tapioca flour
1 t. xanthum gum
2-3 T unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1 c. dark chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions:

  • Melt the unsweetened chocolate, 1 c. chocolate chips, and butter in a glass bowl in the microwave. Microwave for about 1-2 minutes. Make sure not to over heat.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and the sugar. Add the vanilla and melted chocolate mixture.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flours, xanthum gum, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add the dry mixture to the egg/chocolate mixture
  • Fold in the chocolate chips if desired.
  • Plop spoonfuls onto a greased cookies sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Notes:

The original recipe calls for guar gum but I only had xanthum gum which worked fine. For the flour, I have used both a store bought gluten-free flour mix and made my own mix. With my own mix, I did 1/2 c. tapioca flour, 1/4 c. white rice flour, and 1/4 c. brown rice flour.

I don’t know if it is possible to mess up this recipe. I have made these a couple times and changed ingredients and still ended up with an amazing chocolate cookie. The batter is suppose to be thick so when I halved the recipe I used only 1 egg and half the flour. Coconut oil was used for the butter when I decreased the recipe and they tasted delicious (if you like coconut 🙂 ).

Have a great Monday!!

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Comments

  1. Delicious – just need a chocolate/coffee stout to go with these – YUM:) Happy Monday!

  2. yummy. funnily enough I have all ingredients on-hand (though we don’t eat gluten-free) so will be making. Thanks for the gluten-free flour recipe, too. AND one more thing: love that tablecloth!!

  3. Glorious is the perfect word my friend 🙂
    I could imagine everyone indulging in these!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  4. Wow, you are the best! I think this would work soo well, and you make it seem easy..lov ur recipe for ur mix.

    I make my own salad dressings with xanthum gum…esp one made with mandarin juice, but any juice can be used. I just mix pomegranate vinegar, safflower oil, sugar, zest, xanthum and juice.

    • It is easy! 🙂 I whip these together fairly quickly and I guess I forgot to mention baking them in the instructions!! lol They only take about 8-10 minutes.

      That dressing sounds delicious! This may be stupid but what exactly does the xanthum do in the dressing?

  5. I’ve no dietary restrictions but I’ve a cousin that does. She will love these. Thank you so much, Lilly Sue.

  6. Yum!!!! have some gluten free free flour I need to use. These look perfect.

  7. These look delicious! 🙂

  8. Thanks for sharing, so glad you liked them!

  9. Yum! How did I miss these? They look amazing, and I know my GF/DF friends and family will love them. I bet your dad did, too! Thanks for sharing.