Saturday, April 23, 2011

Chocolate Chip Cookies from a Mix

Not only do I bring a hearty appetizer for Easter, I pack my own dessert. It makes it easy to pass on the cheesecakes, bunny cakes and festive cookies.
I decided to make some chocolate chip cookies to bring with me. 
I used King Arthur's Basic Cookie Mix and added a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips. 
The Cookie Mix Box

To make the King Arthur's Gluten Free Cookie Mix you will need:
1 stick of softened butter
1 large egg
2 tablespoons of water
1-3 cups of add-ins (I opted for just semi-sweet chocolate chips) You could add nuts or peanut butter chips, dried fruit, etc. 
and of course the mix.

I preheated the oven to 350 degrees. I cut some parchment paper to fit my cookie sheet. 
You use 1/2 the cookie mix and the wet ingredients. Mix well. Then add the second 1/2 of the mix. Add your mix-ins. Then use your cookie scooper to scoop the dough onto the parchment paper. You should squish the cookies to make them flat. (The cookie scooper is a must have to make consistently sized cookies.) Then bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on pan for at least 5 minutes.  (Otherwise the cookies totally fall apart.)Then let cool completely before storing. *This is basically their recipe off the box. I included it so you could see how easy this recipe is to make in comparison to others. 

My new scooper and the cookie dough

Hot tasty cookies: I wish you could smell them!
Things that I liked about this mix is that it is a simple gluten-free mix that does not require random extra ingredients that you would have to go out to buy. It is a quick mix that doesn't need a mixer to make. Also can be made start to finish in about 45 minutes. Which is awesome. The dough tastes just as good as the cookies. Gluten-free dough, doesn't always taste like gluten-y dough. The texture is off, it's gritty. Not this dough. It definitely hits the cookie dough craving spot. Bonus this week, they were on sale at my grocery store for under $3 dollars when they are normally $5. It was like getting the chips for free. :D

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