Gluten-Free Chocolate Butterscotch Chip Cookies

Chris loves butterscotch, and I love chocolate, so a Chocolate Butterscotch Chip Cookie seemed like the perfect cookie for us! 

I finished tweaking the recipe I talked about a while back. Find the original recipe here on the DietHood blog. I've changed a bit of the method (no double-boiler) and made it gluten-free. 

This is a lovely quick-and-easy cookie!

So! Let's go!

Gluten-Free Chocolate Butterscotch Chip Cookies

Makes 18-24 cookies

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour 

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum

3 tablespoons butter

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups butterscotch chips

vegetable oil 

Process:

Preheat your oven to 350F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. 

Sift together dry ingredients and set aside. 

Cube your butter and add, along with the chocolate chips, to a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on 50% power in 15-20 second intervals. If your chocolate seizes up, add some vegetable oil about 1/2 teaspoon at a time and stir until the chocolate is smooth again. 

In a stand mixer on medium speed, mix together eggs, sugar, and vanilla until they are "pale and creamy" (according to the DietHood blog). She says 10 minutes, but I only run it about 5-7. I'm impatient for my chocolate!

Stir the dry ingredients into the eggs (you can use the "stir" setting on your mixer and it is fine). 

Fold in the melted chocolate. It will look like a chocolate blob in the middle of the creamy egg mixture, but be sure to fold gently and carefully. Through the center, around the bowl! (Right Mom?) 

Fold in the butterscotch chips after the chocolate is completely incorporated. 

Drop dough/batter in 2 tablespoon balls about 1-2 inches apart. (If you want to make them bigger, use and ice cream scoop and bake them a bit longer. They will still be amazing.)

Bake for 9-11 minutes, or longer, until cookies look dry and cracked. Let the cookies cool on the trays.

Take a picture if you want to brag about them, because they won't last long if you have a Chris in the house! 

Now, enjoy those cookies!