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    Home » Cookies » Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies

    Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies

    Posted on June 21, 2019 By Beth Neels

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    These Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies are also Dairy Free! They are easy to make and taste simply delicious! Nice and crispy wafer cookies!

    stacked cookies with bowl of cookies in background

    If you have been here before, you have probably seen that I do quite a lot of gluten free and dairy free recipes. My Mom is intolerant of both, so I try to make her something special for the holidays!

    Her favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie, so I thought it would be fun to try a lemon meringue pie with a chocolate cookie crust. My motivation for the chocolate crust was two- fold really. #1. I have yet to find a GF & DF pie crust that does not taste like chalk, and I have tried at least 10! #2? Well, it’s chocolate, obviously! 🙂 And who doesn’t like chocolate with lemon? I ask.

    stack of gluten free chocolate cookies

    I almost did not have enough for my pie crust because my 18 year old son, stole one every time he walked past! He loved them and he is not even on a restricted diet (and as picky an eater as they come)!

    close up of heart shaped chocolate cookie

    I am not a huge baker, so I researched a crispy chocolate cookie on Google, and liked the sound of this one, from Gluten Free on a Shoestring the best! I adapted her recipe to render the cookies dairy free. It worked out perfectly!

    stacked heart shaped cookies with 1 leaning against stack

    These chocolate cookies are wafer thin, so they are perfect for what my intended use for them was! They are a bit crispy and a bit chewy, at the same time, so they are great!

    cookies and milk on white background

    Can gluten free chocolate cookies be frozen?

    These Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies freeze well, especially if you are using them in a trifle, topping for mousse or pudding, or a pie crust, as I did. If you want to just eat them, they are superior if they are eaten fresh, because the texture suffers a bit, when frozen!

    glass of milk next to plate with chocolate cookies

    Can you make gluten free chocolate cookies ahead?

    Yes. These chocolate cookies can be made up to a week ahead, if stored on the counter, in a cookie tin. Don’t store in plastic, because, again, the texture will suffer! Don’t refrigerate them either, because they will get soggy.

    If you don’t like to make cutout cookies, don’t be afraid of these because it is a nice dough. The dough works easily!!

    How to make them

      1. Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
      2. Crack eggs.
      3. Measure room temperature, dairy free butter substitute.
      4. Add eggs and butter to dry ingredients.
      5. Mix with spoon until it comes together.
      6. Use hands to incorporate fully.

    Dry ingredients mixed in bowl. Eggs beaten in bowl. Butter measured in measuring cup. Eggs and butter with dry ingredients. Mixed dough in bowl. Kneaded dough. 2 dough balls on board. Dough rolled between parchment paper.

    1. Separate into 2 balls.
    2. Roll between 2 sheets unbleached parchment paper to 1/8″ thickness.
    3. Cut into desired shapes
    4. Lift the corner of the dough with a small spatula and then lift off parchment with hands, spatula will not want to slide under it and will misshape cookies. Place on parchment lined baking sheet.

    Bake for 8 minutes at 325°F. Cool on wire rack.

    stacked chocolate cookies

    Other delicious gluten free and dairy free recipes

    • Apple Cranberry Crisp
    • Pumpkin Pie
    • Plum Sorbet
    • Ambrosia Macaroons
    • Raspberry Sherbet

    plate line with 2 rows of cookies

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    • unbleached parchment paper
    • baking sheets
    • spatula
    • mixing bowl

    3 heart shaped gluten free chocolate cookies on white plate

    That’s how easy it is to make Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Cookies. Thanks for stopping by today!

    Enjoy! And have fun cooking!

    Xoxo,

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    Heart shaped gluten free chocolate cookies.

    Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie

    These Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies are also Dairy Free! They are easy to make and taste simply delicious! Nice and crispy wafer cookies!
    See Step by Step Photos Above!Most of our recipes have step by step photos and videos! Also helpful tips so that you can make it perfectly the first time and every time! Scroll up to see them!
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    Course: Cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 18 minutes
    Servings: 48 cookies
    Calories: 47kcal
    Author: Beth Neels

    Ingredients

    • 1 3/4 cups gluten free flour
    • 3/4 tsp xanthan gum if your flour mix doesn't have it
    • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder unsweetened
    • 3/4 cup Sugar
    • 1/4 tsp Salt
    • 8 Tbsp dairy free butter/ margarine room temperature
    • 1 egg
    • 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper.
    • Mix dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.
    • Add butter, egg and vanilla. Mix until combined.
    • Knead dough with hands until smooth.
    • Divide dough in two parts. Roll out between 2 sheets of unbleached parchment paper to 1/8" thickness. Don't roll too thin.
    • Cut out desired shapes with a 2- 2 1/2" cookie cutter. Remove top sheet of parchment. Remove scraps. Lift corner with thin spatula and then peel cookie off of the parchment with hands, being careful not to tear.
    • Place cookies on the parchment lined baking sheets about 1/2 inch apart. They will not spread.
    • Gather scraps and roll and cut them.
    • Place cookies, one sheet at a time in oven for about 8 minutes. Turning once during baking. Or until they spring back when press in the middle.
    • Cool on rack until fully cooled.
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    Notes

    Recipe inspired by Gluten Free on a Shoestring!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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    Comments

    1. Alina | Cooking Journey Blog

      June 22, 2019 at 4:48 pm

      5 stars
      It looks so easy with all the step-by-step photos you shared! I love the heart shape, just perfect for sharing with your family.

      Reply
      • Beth Neels

        June 23, 2019 at 10:44 am

        They really are easy Alina! Thanks! Enjoy the weekend!

        Reply
    2. Emese @ My Pure Plants

      June 22, 2019 at 2:54 pm

      5 stars
      Looks perfect. It is so not easy to make gluten-free cookies that hold their shape after baking. Which GF flour did you use?

      Reply
      • Beth Neels

        June 23, 2019 at 10:45 am

        I used a GF mixed flour from Pillsbury for these.

        Reply
    3. Kate

      June 22, 2019 at 2:20 pm

      5 stars
      These little cookies are so cute!! Saving this recipe to make for my family who are gluten-free, can’t wait!

      Reply
      • Beth Neels

        June 23, 2019 at 10:46 am

        I haven’t found many gf cookies that I actually like. They all have a funny texture! These were good though!

        Reply
    4. Andrea Metlika

      June 22, 2019 at 11:33 am

      5 stars
      I’m with your son. I would be grabbing one or two every time I walked by. Yum!!!

      Reply
      • Beth Neels

        June 23, 2019 at 10:47 am

        Haha! They are really good!

        Reply
    5. Noelle

      June 22, 2019 at 10:37 am

      5 stars
      I love the idea of cutting them into hearts! Adorable and they are delicious too.

      Reply
      • Beth Neels

        June 23, 2019 at 10:47 am

        Thanks Noelle! They really are good aren’t they?

        Reply

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