The Chewy Gluten Free

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Sub Standards

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (56)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
14 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 14 min
Total:: 1 hr 39 min

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Ingredients

8 ounces unsalted butter
11 ounces brown rice flour, approximately 2 cups
1 1/4 ounces cornstarch, approximately 1/4 cup
1/2-ounce tapioca flour, approximately 2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ounces sugar, approximately 1/4 cup
10 ounces light brown sugar, approximately 1 1/4 cups
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Once melted, pour into the bowl of a stand mixer.

In a medium bowl, sift together the rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour, xantham gum, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

Add both of the sugars to the bowl with the butter and using the paddle attachment, cream together on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the whole egg, egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.

Chill the dough in the refrigerator until firm, approximately 1 hour. Shape the dough into 2-ounce balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes, rotating the pans after 7 minutes for even baking. Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the pans for 2 minutes. Move the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely. Store cooked cookies in an airtight container.

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recipe The Chewy Gluten Free
pat Austin, TX 10-13-2009
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Incredible
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are fabulous! I served to a group and no one even knew the cookies were gluten free --- Alton, we need more recipes... like this!Read more
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Terri Ellijay, GA 09-26-2009
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Alton is a Genius
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the best cookie I have ever made. Living in North GA could not find Brown rice flour but did find white rice flour.... No problem with substituting it. Did everything else exactly the same. The Husband thought I had cheated and used regular wheat flour until he realized I threw all the wheat stuff away. Alton please come up with more Gluten free goodies. Oatmeal could be good. 2 million people in the US having been going with out homemade goodies. I refuse to pay 6 dollars for 8 store bought gluten free cookies again.Read more
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laura rogue river, OR 09-20-2009
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**My SON said it tastes like a normal cookie**10 STARS
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Alton Brown you are a Genius, I have tried about 10 different chocolate chip recipes since my son was diagnosed with celiac... and they either fell apart or were like hockey pucks. Theses are GREAT, moist, chewy, and best of all not grainy. Everyone in my house tried them and they all loved these cookies, I may never make the "normal" ones again. Thank you so much Alton but please, Please, PLEASE come up with more GF recipes, like maybe a good pie crust or better yet a whole cook book. Your the BEST AB Thanks Read more
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renee lambertville, NJ 09-19-2009
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for null who wondered what went wrong
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in your comment you said that something went wrong with the cookies it may have been that you used 6oz margarine and 2oz of... butter to make up the entire 8oz of butter called for in the recipe. margarine is like 20% water, so it does not interchange evenly with butter.Read more
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dora chalk farm rd, FL 09-17-2009
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I FORGOT WHAT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES TASTED LIKE UNTIL NOW!!!
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I CAME ACROSS THIS RECIPE BY GOOGLING GLUTEN FREE BY AB. I LOVE HIM AND THOUGHT IF ANYONE CAN COME UP WITH A GREAT GLUTEN... FREE RECIPE HE CAN!!! YES, THIS IS THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE I HAVE HAD SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CELIAC IN 2006. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARS IF I COULD!! PLEASE AB COME UP WITH MORE COOKIE RECIPES AND HOW ABOUT A GREAT CAKE TOO!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH. Read more
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Katherine Bryan, TX 09-08-2009
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Excellent!! It tastes like a "normal" cookie!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was probably the best gluten free cookie I've ever had! It didn't crumble and fall apart like other homemade or store... bought gf cookies sometimes do. The ingredients can be harder to find if you don't go to a health or organic food store, but it is worth it! It has a very slight grainy taste, but it isn't that noticeable. Even my family who don't have Celiac ate them! I will definitely be making these again!Read more