Desserts

Peanut Butter and Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Cookies.PeanutButterChocolate

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose gluten free flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 bag mini chocolate chips
  • 1 bag peanut butter chips

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs. Gradually beat in flour, xanthan gum, salt, and baking soda. Stir in both bags of morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
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DIRECTIONS
Refrigerate dough for 1 hour or until firm. Use a cookie scooper, drop by rounded scoops onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 8 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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Gluten Free One Bowl Brownies

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Brownies

I like dessert like the next person and that goes for Brownies as well… I have adapted an old favorite to now meet my Gluten Free needs. Hope you enjoy them as much as I am!

GLUTEN FREE BROWNIES

4 oz. BAKER’S Unsweetened Chocolate
3/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup gluten free flour
1 tsp xanthan gum

HEAT oven to 350°F.

SPRAY a 13×9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Pour into prepared pan.

BAKE 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool completely.

Adapted from Kraft Recipes

Magic Bars with Fresh Fruit

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MagicBar

I made magic bars with my small cherry size Chinese Plums the kids and I picked off our tree. The bars are more moist than your typical magic bar probably since I used fresh fruit, so I would say you have to eat this one with a fork!

Magic Bar with fresh fruit

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups Gluten Free Ginger Cookies, crushed
2 cans Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cups dark chocolate morsels
1 cups flaked coconut
1 cup raisins
1 cup cranberries
2 cups fresh cherries or chinese plums, pitted
1 cup chopped almonds

Heat oven to 350 degrees F

Coat 13×9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.

Combine ginger cookie crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Layer evenly with chocolate chips, raisins, cranberries, coconut and nuts, then pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over mixture.

Bake 45-50 minutes or until browned. Cool. Cut into bars. Store covered at room temperature.