Gluten Free Brown Sugar Cookies
 
 
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1¾ sticks)
  • 1 ¾ ounces (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
  • 14 ounces (2 cups) packed dark brown sugar
  • Pinch of flaky sea salt
  • 10 ½ ounces (about 2 cups) gluten free cookie flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
  • ½ teaspoon table salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cups pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
Instructions
  1. Heat 10 tablespoons of the butter in a pan over medium-high heat until melted. Continue to cook the butter until it is browned a dark golden color and smells nutty, about 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer the browned butter to a bowl and stir the rest of the butter into the hot butter until it melts- let this rest for 15 min.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a baking dish, mix granulated sugar, ¼ cup (1.75 ounces) of the brown sugar, and a pinch of sea salt until combined well; set this mixture aside to roll dough balls in.
  3. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, xanthan gum and milk powder in a bowl. Add 1 ¾ cup brown sugar and salt to cooled butter and mix until there are no lumps. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla to butter mixture and mix well, then add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in the pecans, if using.
  4. Roll dough into balls about 1 ½ inches in diameter, and roll balls in brown sugar and white sugar mixture. Place balls about 2 inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets.
  5. Bake sheets one at a time until cookies are puffy and lightly browned, about 12- 14 minutes. ( cookies may look underdone, but they are not). Cool on sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool.
Recipe by Allons-Eat! at https://www.allonseat.com/gluten-free-brown-sugar-cookies/