Gluten Free Cookie Mix in a Jar

I just created this, and I'm really excited! This is a tried and true recipe, that I just adapted into a jar mix. The only thing that I think I will do differently next time, is put the butterscotch chips in a different place...maybe next to the chocolate chips.  The flour layer was so thick, that as you can see in the picture, you can't really see the butterscotch chips at the top. (Although it is entirely possible that the flour could have been packed down farther, as my 8 year old put this together and may not have had the strength to do so.)

Here are the layers, going from bottom to top:

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• flour mix: 1 c. rice flour, 1/2 c. tapioca flour, 3/4 cup sorghum flour, 2 tsp. xanthan gum (mix together in bowl, then add to jar)
• 3/4 cup butterscotch chips

Layer in order, packing each ingredient down after you pour it in.  Attach directions onto jar; see photo above.

 I'd love feedback on this if you make it.  Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Butterscotch Brownies

These are amazing!  Eat as is, or with vanilla ice cream. 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup gluten free flour mix
• 1 tsp. xanthan gum
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 of a 12 oz bag butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup coconut

Cream butter and sugar together.  Add vanilla and eggs and stir to combine.  Add flour mix, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt and mix well.  Stir in butterscotch chips and coconut.  Pour into a greased 8x8 inch pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Delicious!!

I-Can't-Believe-These-Are-Gluten-Free Brownies

Be verrrry careful with these...you will want to eat the whole pan!

• 2/3 cup gluten free flour mix
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. xanthan gum
• 6 oz. semisweet chocolate (use squares, or weigh chocolate chips with scale)
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1-1/8 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (any kind! milk chocolate is delicious, but semisweet works also...or white or peanut butter...)

1)  Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil and grease foil.

2)  Combine flour, salt, baking powder, and xanthan gum in a small bowl.  Set aside.

3)  Melt chocolate and butter in a medium-size saucepan over low heat.  Remove from heat; whisk in sugar and vanilla.  Whisk in eggs, one at a time, and continue to whisk until mixture is completely smooth and glossy.  Add flour mixture and whisk until just incorporated.  Sitr in nuts and chocolate chips.

4)  Pour batter into pan and place in preheated oven.  Bake about 45 minutes are until knife inserted in center comes out with wet crumbs.  Cool in pan on rack about 5 minutes.  Remove brownies from pan by lifting out foil, and cool completely on rack.  Enjoy!!!

Chocolate Scotcheroos, Gluten Free!

If you like scotcheroos, but haven't been able to eat them because of the gluten in Rice Krispies, be sad no longer!  I found a way to make them gluten free and they are delicious, and taste exactly the same.  The recipe is very simple also!  You will need a box of gluten free Crispy Rice:

Ingredients:

1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups crispy rice cereal
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
6 oz. butterscotch chips

Line a 9 x 13 inch pan with foil and grease foil.  The foil is very, very important!  It makes cutting these into bars so much easier.  Measure corn syrup and sugar into a large saucepan.  Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil.  Remove from heat.  Stir in peanut butter; mix well.  Add cereal and stir until well coated.  Press into pan, set aside.

Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in double boiler over medium heat (or small saucepan over low heat if you don't have a double boiler), stirring constantly.  Spread evenly over cereal mixture.

Let stand until firm.  Remove foil and cut into bars when cool.

Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!!

Apple Crisp

Topping:

3/4 cup gluten free flour mix
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
10 T. butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces and softened
1-1/2 cups. finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Filling:

6 pounds apples (around 14), peeled, cored, and sliced into 8 slices, then each slice halved
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 T. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon zest

• In a large bowl, toss together apple slices, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest.  Place in a 9 x 13" baking dish. 
• Adjust oven rack to the lower-middle position, and heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Put all ingredients for topping in a medium bowl.  With hands, squeeze it all together until thoroughly combined.  Sprinkle over the top of apples.
• Bake for about 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden.  Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.

I have made this dairy free by substituting Earth Balance spread for the butter.  The people whom I made it for said it was really good!  Enjoy!  I will have a picture up the next time that I make this.

Monster Cookies

I got this recipe from the Betty Crocker website, and it is oh so good!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 egg

1 box Betty Crocker Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

3/4 cup M&Ms

1/2 cup Rice Chex

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, stir butter, peanut butter, and egg until blended.  Stir in cookie mix until soft dough forms.  I had to use my hands to get this blended together!  Stir in M&Ms and Rice Chex, breaking cereal apart as you mix.  Again, especially at this point I had to really use my hands and squeeze the dough together.  There are a lot of chocolate chips and M&Ms!



Abigail helping measure.





Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 11 minutes or until edges are slightly golden brown.  Cool for 2 minutes and then remove from cookie sheets and cool on wire rack.  Enjoy!!





My girls and a friend enjoying the cookies.



AnnaMarie