Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten Free)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (original recipe calls for vegetable shortening, preferably trans-fat-free)
• 2 cups brown rice flour, plus (use recipe 208712)
• 2 tablespoons brown rice flour (use recipe 208712)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional) or 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°f lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
• 2 whisk together flour mix, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum in a small bowl.
• 3 beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla. reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture until just incorporated, then stir in chips and nuts.
• 4 drop heaping teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.
• 5 bake, 1 sheet at a time, until golden, 9 to 15 minutes. let stand 1 minute, then transfer cookies to a rack to cool and continue making cookies using cooled baking sheets.