Choc-pecan Cookies - Gluten-free

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pecan pieces (180 grams)
• 125 g butter, softened
• 1/2 cup caster sugar (110 grams)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour (100 grams)
• 1/2 cup cornflour (cornstarch, ensure gluten-free)
• 150 g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely
• 24 whole pecans
• 50 g dark chocolate, melted for decoration

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180°c (160°c if fan forced). grease oven trays and line with baking paper.
• 2 process the 1.5 cups of pecan pieces until ground finely.
• 3 beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and pecan meal in a small bowl with an electic mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• 4 add the egg and beat until combined.
• 5 sift in the flours and then add the chopped chocolate.
• 6 roll rounded tablespoons of the mixture into balls. place 7cm apart on the trays and flatten slighty. top with a whole pecan.
• 7 bake about 20 minutes and cool on trays.
• 8 drizzle the cookies with melted chocolate.