Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Suffice to say some cookies have a more "healthy" taste than others. I tend to associate this with an oatmeal cookie. There is no sound basis for this I am sure. Although Oatmeal Raisin is King as far as I am concerned, every once and a while you just got to have chocolate. These are a good weekday snack that won't have you sad you had a few calories and yet won't blow your "weekend diet" if you are once of those people.

To make these cookies you will need:

• 2 cups gluten free oatmeal (I like the Trader Joe's house brand) 
• 1 cup sorghum flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• dash of salt
• 3/4-1 cup quality chocolate chips (I happen to love the Ghiradhelli 60% chocolate, just enough) 
• 2 eggs 
• 1/2 fat- by fat, I mean you can use whatever you please oil, butter, yada, yada I used half butter and half coconut oil 
• 3/4 coconut sugar (these are not sweet, sweet cookies- if you are looking for something on the sweeter side just add more sugar- not a crime.)
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• parchment paper

Preheat your oven to 350. 

Combine your dry ingredients and set aside. 

Blend fat and sugar with your mixer. Add eggs and extract. Combine dry with wet for one minute on medium with mixer. Add in your chocolate chips by folding them in with a spatula. Place on parchment paper on top of your cookie sheet and bake for 12-13 minutes. This will produce around 18 cookies. Probably two batches. Let cookies cool on rack for three to five minutes. Bon Appetit. 

xoxo Renee