Gluten-free and Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Here’s a recipe for my favorite gluten-free and dairy-free chocolate chip cookies – nice and crunchy on the outside, perfectly chewy on the inside, finished with a sprinkle of flaky salt.
Gluten-free and Dairy-free Cookies
makes 12 large cookies
- 110 g vegan butter
- 100 g brown sugar
- 100 g caster sugar
- 220g gluten-free flour*
- 1 egg
- 1 yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt (+ flaky salt to to finish)
- 140 g dairy-free & gluten-free chocolate
*I used a gluten-free flour blend that contains both light and brown rice flour, oat flour, corn starch, and psyllium.
Instructions
Melt your butter in a saucepan and let it cool to room temperature. Whisk in the brown sugar and caster sugar until smooth. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and whisk until fully combined.
In a separate bowl, thoroughly mix the gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Chop the chocolate and fold it into the dough. Divide the dough into twelve balls, place on a tray, cover, and refrigerate for at least four hours (preferably overnight).
Once ready to bake, heat your oven to 180 °C (355 °F). Place the chilled dough balls on a lined baking tray (6 cookies per tray). Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers are still slightly soft. Finish with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt while warm. Let cool briefly on the tray, then transfer to a cooling rack.
A few tips for making the perfect chocolate chip cookies:
🍪 Place a round mold on top of the cookie (a basic cereal bowl works well) and roll it carefully on top of the cookie just after you have taken the cookies out of the oven. This way, the cookies will have beautifully rounded edges.
🍪 If you’re making these cookies in a rush and you can’t wait for the dough to develop overnight, you can throw the cookie balls in the freezer for about 30 minutes and bake them. However, letting the dough rest overnight gives the cookies additional flavor and affects the structure of the cookies. So if possible, make the dough the day before.
🍪 You can also add your favorite candies, nuts, or dried berries to these cookies!