The Ultimate Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: The Ultimate Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 42 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 g (¾ stick + 1 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature; 120 g (½ cup + 1 ½ tbsp) light brown soft sugar; 70 g (¼ cup + 1 ½ tbsp) caster/superfine or granulated sugar; 1 UK medium/ US large egg, room temperature; 1 UK medium/ US large egg yolk, room temperature; ½ tsp vanilla bean paste ((or 1 tsp vanilla extract)); 220 g (1 ¾ cups + 1 ½ tbsp) plain gluten free flour blend; ½ tsp xanthan gum ((Omit if your gluten free flour blend already contains xanthan gum.)); 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp salt; 50 g (~⅓ cup) dark chocolate chips; 50 g (~⅓ cup) dark chocolate (60-70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped ((You can also use chocolate féves or chocolate wafers.)); flaky sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:12min

This is the only gluten free chocolate chip cookies recipe you’ll ever need. It gives the most perfect cookies: crisp and caramelised around the edges, fudgy-gooey in the centre and absolutely packed with chocolate. They’re incredibly easy to make and you honestly couldn’t possibly guess that they’re gluten free!This recipe is from my cookbook Baked to Perfection, which covers EVERYTHING you need to know about gluten free baking. You can read more about the book and order it HERE!

Updated at: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:03:44 GMT