Description
The BEST Gluten-Free Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies – These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are PERFECT. Golden and chewy on the outside, gooey in the center, with lots of chocolate in every bite! (Gluten-Free)
*I recommend King Arthur Flour Measure-For-Measure gluten-free flour for this recipe. If using a substitute, be sure it contains xanthan gum and is considered a 1:1 flour blend. Also, know your results may vary based on the brand of flour you use.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227g) butter or dairy-free butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150g) white sugar
- 3/4 cup (150g) packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs (ideally room temperature)
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 cup (300g.) gluten-free measure-for-measure flour*
- 3 cups (about 525g.) chocolate chips or chocolate chunks (I like to do a mix)
Optional: flaked sea salt, for finishing.
Instructions
- In a large stand mixer or large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well to incorporate after each addition.
- Add vanilla and stir to mix in.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and stir to combine.
- Add 1/3-1/2 the flour and carefully mix.
- Add remaining flour in batches and stop mixing when there is still a little flour visible in the mixture.
- Add chocolate chips and fold them in until the remaining flour is incorporated and the chocolate chips are mixed through.
- Cover the dough and chill at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.
- While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- When the dough has chilled, scoop 1 1/2 Tbsp. balls of dough (medium cookie scoop size) and place 8-12 cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set and turning golden and the centers look slightly underbaked.
- Remove baked cookies from oven, sprinkle with a few flakes of salt (optional) and let cool on the baking sheet 1-2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. (The remaining heat from the pan will finish setting the cookies while keeping them soft in the middle.)
- Repeat with remaining dough, working in batches of 8-12 at a time until all the cookies are baked.
- Store leftover cookies in the freezer for best results!
Notes
IF YOUR COOKIES HAVE SPREAD MORE THAN YOU LIKE: First, be sure you have chilled the dough long enough, used parchment paper, and have your oven at the correct temperature. If all those have been taken care of, you can add 1-2 Tbsp. flour to the dough at time to help them puff more and spread less. (You can bake a test cookie or two after adding more flour, if you like)
- Prep Time: 20 minutes + 30 minutes to chill
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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