Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last night we had a pool party with our neighborhood.  We all brought dinner and then a dessert to share with everyone else.  There are a few people that are gluten free so I wanted to make something they could all eat along with my son.  I always take something my kids will be able to eat... especially at parties so they don't feel left out.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg plus 1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup Gluten free flour (I use the America's Test Kitchen blend Click here for the recipe)
1/4 tsp guar gum
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Beat sugars and butter on high until fluffy.  Add egg and egg white and beat until smooth.  Add vanilla and baking soda.  Mix Gluten Free flour and guar gum together and then add to butter mixture.  Add chocolate chips and scoop by spoonful onto cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 for 9 minutes.

They turned out really soft and moist but didn't spread... always a plus!  If you bake the whole batch and then freeze the baked cookies they turn out really good and last a long time... especially if you only have 1 a day!  Enjoy!  (makes about 2 dozen)

You can also replace the vanilla with peppermint flavoring to make mint chocolate chip cookies... a favorite at our house.