Men, women and children from all of the country are making the switch to gluten-free eating. Some of them are diagnosed with celiac disease; some have issues with ADD etc. At first it looks like you can no longer enjoy some of your favorite comfort foods like paste, pizza and cookies. Thankfully there are many gluten-free options available now along with lots of gluten free recipes. Here’s one of my favorites, for a delicious gluten free oatmeal cookie.
Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
* 1/2 cup margarine
* 1/2 cup light-brown sugar
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1/2 tsp vanilla
* 3/4 cups gluten-free flour
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* dash of table salt
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* 1 large egg
* 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
* 1 1/2 cups gluten free oats
* 1/2 cup raisins (you can leave these out)
Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Soften the margarine either by sitting it out for 30 minutes or by sticking it in the microwave for a few seconds. Using a handmixer, combine the butter and both the regular and brown sugar in a large bowl. The egg and vanilla should be incorporated next. Take your time and keep blending until you have a smooth, creamy mixture.
Sift together the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and gum in another bowl. Give those dry ingredients a good stir, then work it into the egg mixture. Finish the batter by adding the oats and raisins and mixing everything together.
Scoop one tablespoon of batter onto a greased baking sheet per cookie. Keep working until you have your cookie sheet filled up. I like to work with two large spoons to do this, but a melon scooper or small ice cream scooper work as well.
The cookies will need to bake for about 12 minutes. A golden brown color will let you know that it’s time to take the oatmeal cookies out of the oven. Cool them a bit, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Store the finished cookies in a zip-lock bag.
This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Of course you don’t have to bake all your cookies and other gluten-free treats from scratch. You can get all kinds of baking mixes and even finished gluten free products at local grocery stores and online at websites that specialize in gluten-free products. They are a great alternative. There are even some premade cookies that you can purchase that taste pretty decent.
In other words, there is no reason to give up delicious baked goods when you are living gluten free.
And now, I would like to invite you to check out another tasty and good-for-you recipe. This one is for quinoa muffins which you can make gluten-free by making them with gluten-free flour. And here are more quinoa recipes for you.
