Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Raisin Cookies

Why does smell play such a strong role in recalling a memory?  As most of us have experienced, a smell can bring on a flood of memories, influence  moods and powerful responses.  That said – when I smell oatmeal cookies baking I am immediately brought back to the kitchen table of my youth, waiting expectantly in our warm, cozy  (green and orange floral!) kitchen, for my mom’s oatmeal chocolate chip raisin cookies to come out of the oven.

As a mom I want to recreate those same special memories with my own kids and cookie baking is an activity that everyone happily participates in (even my teenagers seem to hang around when I start baking).  You can imagine my excitement when I stumbled across a gluten-free oatmeal cookie recipe that would meet the dietary needs of my celiac family.  The smell was heavenly and the cookies tasted even better.  I hope you enjoy these as much as we do:

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

1 ½ gluten free flour mix

¼ teaspoon xanthan gum

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon2 sticks butter (or shortening)  softened

1/2 cup brown sugar packed

1 cup white sugar sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups gluten free oats

1 cup quinoa flakes

½ cup chocolate chips

½ cup raisins

Directions

1.  Sift flour and combine all the dry ingredients together.

2.  Cream butter (shortening) and white and brown sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.

3.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients slowly for even consistency.

4.  Refrigerate the dough for 90 minutes.

5.  Spoon drop cookies onto a baking sheet, leaving room for the cookies to spread.

6.  Preheat the oven to 350*.  Bake cookies until edges are crisp and brown, center will still be soft, approximately 12-15 minutes depending upon your oven.

7.  Let the cookies cool completely or they will crumble.

Enjoy!



2 Responsesto “Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Raisin Cookies”

1. Nancy Kuhl says:

   February 25, 2010 at 11:45 am

   My husband just remined me that he needs some more oatmeal cookies. I will try your recipe this time. Thank you.