Easy and healthy gluten free cookies

Knowing some basic rules for making gluten-free cookies, you will be able to make your own recipes, but if you want some proven gluten-free cookie recipes, in this article you will find four very easy and delicious ones.

Why make gluten-free cookies at home

People who have or want reduce gluten, or eat gluten-freeThey have limited options, especially when it comes to breakfast or snack. Traditional cookies, but also bread, sticks, muffins and biscuits, are usually made with gluten-containing flours.

Furthermore, although nowadays it is easier find gluten-free cookies or other options of gluten-free products, it is normally not the healthiest option, since they contain refined flours, starches and, in the case of pastries, white sugar or artificial sweeteners and low-quality fats.

The case of cookies is especially paradigmatic. The aisles and shelves of supermarkets and even organic stores are lined with cookies, but it’s still hard to find. gluten free cookies that are really natural and healthy.

Unfortunately, there are few good quality cookies, and those that do exist are at a gold price. So I suggest that instead of looking for the impossible or spending a lot of money, you try make your own gluten free cookies at home and you will see how simple and easy it is.

4 easy and healthy gluten-free cookie recipes

In these recipes we will use pseudocerals and gluten-free cereals such as buckwheat, quinoa, brown rice or millet, and nut flour such as almond flour, which will help to give consistency and provide its healthy fats. Enjoy them!

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1. Double Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies

Preparation: 10 minutes – Cooking: 12 minutes

If the buckwheat flavor is too strong for us, we can try making these cookies that they only taste of chocolate.

Instead of buying buckwheat flour, you can prepare it at home if you want; it is very easy, since you simply have to grind the buckwheat into grains. As it is a soft grain, you do not need a special machine to make it: a blender or a glass blender is enough.

Ingredients (16 cookies):

200 g buckwheat flour 50 g tapioca starch 1 tsp baking yeast 3 tbsp raw cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 150 ml light coconut or olive oil 150 ml maple syrup 100 g chocolate drops

Preparation:

Preheat the oven at 180 degrees.Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.in another bowl, mix wet ingredients. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well. Add the chocolate drops and mix.Grease a baking tray with a little oil or line with parchment paper. With the help of a tablespoon, form cookies and crush a little. Bake some 12 minutes and done!

You can keep the cookies in a tupperware for up to 5 days.

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2. Quinoa and almond cookies stuffed with jam

Preparation: 15 minutes – Cooking: 15 minutes

These cookies, in English called thumbprint cookies or stamped with the thumb owe their name to the fact that thumb is used to make a small hole in the center for the filling.

These cookies, which we will make with quinoa and almonds, are ideal for snack or dessert to accompany a good coffee or tea.

For the filling of our gluten-free cookies, we can use a homemade jam prepared with fruit, chia seeds and sweetened with stevia and natural sweeteners or a good store-bought jam.

We can also fill the cookies with chocolate cream or nuts or, if we prefer, make some butter-type cookies without filling. In this case, we refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes and then spread it with the help of a rolling pin, cut with a cookie cutter or a glass and bake for about 10 minutes.

Ingredients (16 cookies):

120 g of quinoa grains 100 g of almond flour a pinch of salt 60 ml of maple or rice syrup a teaspoon of vanilla extract 2 tablespoons of coconut oil 100 g of strawberry, raspberry or berry jam (or any flavor)

Preparation:

Preheat the oven at 180 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper or grease with a little oil.Crush the quinoa in a glass blender or with the help of a blender until obtaining fine flour.In a bowl, Pour in the quinoa flour, add the almond flour, salt and mix well. Add the syrup, vanilla extract and oil and mix well until you get a moldable dough.With wet hands make balls and flatten them slightly until they have the shape of a cookie.Place the cookies on the tray. After, make a small hole in the center with your thumb of each biscuit (to obtain the shape of a nest) and fill each biscuit with half a teaspoon of jam. Put the tray in the oven and bake about 12-15 minutes until they start to brown. Photo: Stockfood

3. Gluten Free Brown Rice Cookies

Preparation: 10 minutes – Cooking: 12 minutes

One VGluten-free version of classic chocolate chip cookies. This version is healthier because it contains brown rice flour and unrefined sugar.

Ingredients (12 cookies):

120 g brown rice flour 30 g cornstarch 1 tablespoon tapioca starch ½ teaspoon xanthan gum (optional, to give consistency) a pinch of salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 150 g whole cane sugar 4 tablespoons coconut oil 1 egg (or 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds, to make flax “egg”)half a teaspoon of vanilla extract100 g of chocolate chips

Preparation:

Preheat the oven at 180 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper or grease with a little oil.If you are going to use the linen “egg”, Mix 1 tablespoon of ground flax with 3 tablespoons of water in a bowl and let sit for about 5 minutes to form a gel.In a large bowl, mix flour, starches, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder and sugar. Add oil, egg or flax egg and vanilla and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and combine.With your hands, form little balls. place on the tray and crush until you get a cookie shape. Place in the oven and bake about 12 minutes. Photo: Stockfood

4. Gluten-free gingerbread cookies

Preparation: 15 minutes – Cooking: 12 minutes

Millet is a naturally gluten-free grain that is unfortunately not as present in the kitchen. It is a very nutritious cereal, rich in protein, minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium.

These are delicious spiced cookies, ideal for rainy afternoons or to accompany a cup of tea or coffee. If we prefer a simple flavor, we can prepare the cookies without spices or only with cinnamon. You can shape them into “gingerbread cookies” to give them a more festive touch when you need to.

Ingredients (12 cookies):

130 g millet flour 100 g cold butter or coconut oil 100 g whole cane sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon a pinch of ground cloves a pinch of nutmeg a teaspoon of vanilla extract a pinch of salt 1- 2 tablespoons of vegetable drink (as needed)

Preparation:

Preheat the oven at 180 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper or grease with a little oil.In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and spices.Cut the cold butter into cubes, add to the dry mix and work with your fingers mixing until you get a dough. If necessary, add a little vegetable drink, a teaspoon at a time.Form balls with your hands and crush until you get a cookie shape. You can decorate the cookies by making stripes on top with a fork. Bake some 10-12 minutes.