The BEST Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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There is no doubt in my mind that once you try these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, you'll agree they are the best!

When it comes to gluten-free cookies, I have a pretty high standard. When it comes to homemade chocolate chip cookies, it's my husband who has a pretty high standard. So when it came to making these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, I knew the bar was set pretty high. I can't be mad, though, because he's been used to me making him delicious chocolate chip cookies our entire marriage, even before I was diagnosed with celiac.

In fact, I still make him his favorite non-gluten-free cookies he loves. But I know these are the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies because he can barely tell the difference between the two recipes. Trust me; there have been several failed attempts at this over the years, haha.

Let's just say these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies even surpassed the test against Crumbl's chocolate chip cookie. They are that good!

Jump to:

• Ingredients.
• Ingredient notes and substitutions.
• Steps.
• Can you eat cookie dough raw?
• Tips and tricks.
• Gluten-free baking FAQ.
• Storing gluten-free cookies.
• Make ahead.
• Freezing cookie dough.
• More gluten-free cookies.
• 📖 Recipe
• Comments and Ratings

Ingredients.

Here are the ingredients you need for making delicious gluten-free cookie dough.

• 1:1 Gluten-free Flour Blend - I use King Arthur 1:1.
• Cornstarch
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Sugar
• Brown Sugar
• Eggs
• Molasses
• Vanilla
• Gluten-free Chocolate Chips

Ingredient notes and substitutions.

• Gluten-free flour. - You want to use a gluten-free flour blend that already contains xanthan gum in it. If your blend does not contain xanthan gum, add ¼ of a teaspoon to your cookie dough.
• Brown sugar. - You can use either light or dark brown sugar in this gluten-free chocolate chip cookie recipe. The dark brown sugar cookies will have a little bit more chew to them than the light brown sugar because of the added molasses content.
• Corn starch. - You can also use arrowroot starch instead of corn starch if you want. Sub equal parts by weight if you use arrowroot.
• Gluten-free, dairy-free chocolate chip cookies. - You can make these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies to be dairy-free cookies as well. I have had luck doing this by subbing the butter for Earth Balance sticks and making sure you are using dairy-free chocolate chips to make this a dairy-free cookie dough.
• My favorite brand of gluten-free and dairy-free chocolate chips are Enjoy Life brand.

Steps.

You are just a few simple steps away from making the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.

1. Cream the sugars with melted butter.
2. Add in the eggs, vanilla, and molasses.
3. Whisk the gluten-free flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt together.
4. Fold the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients.
5. Add the chocolate chips.
6. Let the dough rest at room temperature while you preheat the oven.

Can you eat cookie dough raw?

This gluten-free cookie dough uses eggs and raw flour, so it's not recommended to eat it before you bake the cookies because you could get salmonella poisoning. Granted, this has never stopped my husband, lol. If you love raw cookie dough, then check out my gluten-free edible cookie dough recipe, and you can eat all the raw cookie dough you want.

Tips and tricks.

Here are my best tips for making the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies every time you bake.

• Melt the butter, but don't overcook it. You don't want to lose any water from the butter.
• Measure the gluten-free flour by weight to get the most accurate amount. If you don't have a scale, be sure to fluff your flour blend before spooning it into a measuring cup and then leveling it off. Never scoop gluten-free flour.
• Use room temperature ingredients.
• Do NOT overwork your dough. The more you work your dough, the tougher it will be. For these gluten-free cookies, I actually like to hand mix with a whisk and a spatula to fold in the flour and chocolate chips.
• Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes at room temperature before scooping and baking. This helps the gluten-free flour ensure it is moist before baking.
• Check your oven temperature. If your oven thermometer does not read the correct temperature, you could end up over or under-baking your cookies.
• Let the cookies cool on the tray for about 10-15 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Gluten-free baking FAQ.

Storing gluten-free cookies.

How long do these chocolate gluten-free cookies last?

In my house for about a day, and if any company is coming over, I better be making a double batch, haha. But these cookies will last in a container at room temperature for about a week, like most cookies. These cookies do not get crumbly after a day as some gluten-free cookies can.

Make ahead.

When it comes to cookie dough, I am usually all over on the team, let the dough chill. This gluten-free cookie dough doesn't need any chilling, but chilling the cookie doesn't hurt it either.

• If you want to make these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies ahead of time and chill the dough, you can.
• Just make sure to let them rest at room temperature while you preheat the oven.
• The cookies also need another 1-2 minutes of baking time since the dough is cold.

Freezing cookie dough.

I usually have frozen cookie dough balls in my freezer to take out and bake fresh, which you can do with these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.

• You can freeze the cookie dough into balls and bake them from frozen.
• Just add 2-3 extra minutes of baking time. If you want that fresh-baked cookie texture, then I suggest baking the dough fresh and freezing the already baked cookies.
• Freezing these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies also makes a delicious gluten-free ice cream sandwich when you scoop some ice cream between two cookies. Or, if you're feeling like you want the real deal, you can whip up a batch of my gluten-free ice cream sandwiches.

These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies have literally been a labor of love to create. They are gluten-free and nut-free and work great as a dairy-free cookies. They really are the chocolate chip cookies that everyone can enjoy! Let me know in the comments what you think if you make some.

More gluten-free cookies.

📖 Recipe

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