I fancied a few cookies today so got my google on this morning. I found this recipe on the BBC good food website and adjusted it for gluten free as well as making some additions.
The cookies turned out lovely and crunchy with a slightly gooey middle to them. Mossy is currently in a state of self loathing after eating a rake of them.
What you need – Recipe makes 12-15 cookies
225g Gluten free self raising flour (I used the Odlums Tritamyl self raising)
150g Butter, softened
1 egg
80g Soft brown sugar
80g Caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp of Xanthum gum
Half a tsp of salt
Chocolate chips to your taste (I used three Moser Roth mini chocolate bars (25 g each) from aldi which I cut into small cubes)
Peanut butter to your taste (I put in four generous tablespoons)
This is how we do it
- Preheat the oven to 190c and line two baking trays with greaseproof paper
- Mix the butter and the sugar together until combined and fluffy
- Add the egg and the essence and stir in
- Sift the flour, Xanthum gum and salt in and mix that mother up
- Add the chocolate and peanut butter. Make sure it’s incorporated fully to the mix
- Using two teaspoons, spoon little balls of the mixture on to the trays. The cookies will expand so leave enough space for this. I had 12 per tray in four rows of 3.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until brown. Make sure not to over cook, you don’t want them getting too brown. Keep an eye on them!
- Once out of the oven they will still be kind of squidgy and they will take a few minutes to cool a little and firm up. Don’t try and move them until you have left them harden for a few minutes.
- Move your cookies to a wire rack to cool fully.
- EAT. My advice is to  try to stop at 3, I started having a bit of remorse on the 4th.