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These Gluten Free Basic Chocolate Cookies are delicious on their own, or add your favorite mix-in’s to make them exactly how you want them!
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Need a plain ole gluten free chocolate cookie? One that tastes great and won’t crumble into a million pieces? One you can add your choice of mix-ins to and it’ll hold up? You found it! These Gluten Free Basic Chocolate Cookies are delicious on their own,or change it up and add your choice of mix ins to the recipe! Chocolate chips, caramel, nuts, and dried fruit all work great with this recipe!
The only differences between this recipe and my non-gluten free version, are that I used Pillsbury Gluten Free Flour Blend (King Arthur’s brand is great too) and regular unsweetened cocoa powder (instead of dark cocoa). This recipe will give you a thicker cookie that can handle mix-ins really well! It will be chewy in the center and crispy on the edges. While it won’t crumble into pieces, some breakage can occur (common with a lot of gluten free baked goods, unfortunately), however, it was far less than other recipes I’ve tried and did not stop my boyfriend from eating almost the entire batch of cookies! My 8-year-old son ate the rest and didn’t even seem to notice they were gluten free!
Gluten Free Basic Chocolate Cookies
Mix-in Suggestions
The Silpat mat shown above is one of my all time favorite baking discoveries! I use it for everything from cookies, to toasting nuts or seeds, and even sometimes under a broiler pan to make clean up easier! Amazon even had their own less expensive version now! I highly recommend these instead of laying foil down or greasing/oiling to prevent the cookies from sticking!
I’ve made a few different varieties of gluten free chocolate cookies using this Gluten Free Basic Chocolate Cookies recipe. If you need some ideas for what you may want to mix in you can check out my Gluten Free Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies (the most chocolaty of all!)
Enjoy!
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- 1 1/4 Cups butter softened
- 2 Cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Cups gluten free all purpose flour I used Pillsbury
- 3/4 Cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup mix-ins of your choice **optional
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a medium bowl mix together the butter and sugar in an electric blender on low-med speed. Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
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In a second bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the wet ingredients until well combined. Stir in mix-in's if you're using them.
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Drop by tablespoons about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet (I use a Silpat Mat to prevent sticking). Bake 8-9 minutes until cooked through. LET COOL before removing from the baking sheet to prevent them from breaking. Enjoy!
Nutritional Information per Serving: 97 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 13g carbohydrates (0g fiber, 8g sugar), 1g protein
** nutritional information is an estimate and will vary depending on the brands you use and any alterations you make to the recipe.
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B says
Mine came out a little flat and not puffy like the picture.
Lauren says
Ahh sorry to hear this! Usually this might be related to the butter being more melted, then just softened, like it you left it at room temperature for awhile. I haven’t had anyone else have this issue, but baking can be so sensitive to the smallest differences. I’ll be testing this recipe again soon just to be sure!
Michelle says
Cookies are by far my favorite dessert and these looks so chocolatey and just asking to be dunked in milk
Lauren says
Definitely!
Catherine says
These cookies look perfect and so soft. I love them both plain and with the mix-ins. Love that they are also gluten free!
Lauren says
Thank you Catherine!
Veena Azmanov says
I love that these are gluten-free. I love having them on hand sometimes for my sweet cravings. Love how simple and easy this is. Saving this for later.
Lauren says
Thanks!
Marisa Franca says
I’m making this recipe for my daughter plus including the recipe. She has to watch her wheat intake and she simply loves chocolate cookies. This recipe is perfect for her.
Lauren says
My fiance avoids gluten most of the time and ate almost the whole batch! Hope she enjoys them!
Alexis says
Gluten free cookies are tough to make, these ones look delicious though! I’ll be adding these to next week’s cookie baking time.
Lauren says
Definitely took some experimenting, but we love the results!
Jyothi (Jo) says
I cant believe these gorgeous cookies are gluten free. Looks so so good!
Lauren says
Thanks Jo!
Dan Zehr says
Oh God, I want to eat these Chocolate Cookies every day! My whole family would go crazy for these! Love Love Love this recipe!
Lauren says
Thank you!!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
What an awesome recipe to have on hand – baking to suit everyone is so hard! This recipe would simplify it!
Lauren says
Thank you! It can definitely be challenging!
Melissa says
These sound delish, they would be the perfect chocolate cookie for making an ice-cream sandwich!!
Lauren says
What a great idea!
Claudia Lamascolo says
I love that these are gluten free. I am going to send this one to my sisterinlaw that has gluten allergies. She is a huge chocolate fan!
Lauren says
Thanks Claudia!
Valerie says
My youngest is gluten-free and would enjoy these cookies. I usually use 1-for1 flour, I wonder if that would turn out as well.
Lauren says
I can’t say for sure, but I honestly don’t think quite as well. This combo of flavors worked best through a few tests and it’s been awhile so I can’t remember what all we tested.
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness says
These cookies look so good!! I have many students in my class that are gluten free, so I can finally make something for them 😉
Lauren says
That’s so sweet!
mmfrost2010@yahoo.com says
These are wonderful as a basic cookie! I did 2 sticks of butter on accident but let them cook longer and I flattened them a bit. My sister whom is cileac will love them. They are so tasty! I tested and my anti gluten free spouse did as well, couldn’t tell and wanted more! I also used 2 1/2 cups choc. Chips ????????
ourlittleeverything says
Yay! I’m so glad they worked out great for you too! I hope your sister loves them!
Krista Dial says
I’ve never made gluten-free baked goods, but I’m definitely saving this to fix for my sweet friends who have gluten allergies. They look and sound so delish!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you Krista!
candy says
These look really delicious. I would make them first, let the family eat them and then tell them what I did different. They would never know the difference.
ourlittleeverything says
I know – we are always tricking people with the gf things we make lol