Sunday, April 19, 2015

Cinnmon Chip Cookies

Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Gluten Free

1 ¾ cup gluten free oat flour
½ cup coconut flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbl cinnamon
2 sticks unsalted butter (room temp)
¼ cup sugar
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
2 cups cinnamon chips

Hardware:
Ice cream scooper (#50 disher, to be exact)
Parchment paper
Baking sheets
Mixer

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Sift together the flours, salt, baking powder and cinnamon and set aside.

Cream the butter, and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Mix in the flour mixture. Stir in the cinnamon chips.

Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 14 minutes.

Cool completely, then frost with cinnamon frosting.

Cinnamon Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbl cinnamon
½ cup Crisco
¼ cup milk (or dairy-free milk)

Mix until even and spread on cooled cookies.

Notes:

  • Since the flavor from these comes from the cinnamon, use the best you can get. Like the Vietnamese cinnamon from Penzey's Spices.
  • Nuts.com sells the cinnamon chips.