Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Vanessa Musi for Naturelo
 
Chocolate Chip Cookies This recipe has been specifically crafted to utilise Naturelo's Chickpea flour, and makes for an extra delicious gluten free snack.

Ingredients
  • 78g Naturelo Chickpea flour
  • 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 1½ tbsp warm water
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1½ tsp vanilla
  • 80ml olive oil
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ fine salt
  • ½ cup chopped 70% chocolate
    • Alternatively ¼ cup chopped 70% chocolate and ¼ cup chopped pecans
 
Recipe
  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C and line a perforated tray with a silicone mat.
  2. In a bowl, mix the chickpea flour, salt, and baking soda.
  3. In another bowl, with a balloon whisk mix the flaxseed with the warm water.
  4. Leave to rest for 10 minutes, before stirring in the vanilla and olive oil.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix with a rubber spatula.
  6. Add the chocolates (and pecans) to the mix.
  7. Form the cookies by placing scoops of the mix on the prepared baking tray.
  8. Bake for about 8 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
    1. The cookies should be crisp on the outside, and tender on the inside.
  9. Take out and leave to cool before serving. They can be stored in a cake tin for up to 3 days.