Gluten-Free Applesauce Raisin Cookies
Prep Time
25 minutes
Number of Servings
40 cookies
Recipe Source
The Ultimate Gluten-Free Cookie Book by Roben Ryberg ($16.95, Da Capo Lifeong Books, 2010)
Ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup oil, plus additional for pan
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups brown rice flour
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 1⁄4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1⁄2 tsp salt
- 3⁄4 tsp xanthan gum
- 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1⁄3 cup roughly chopped raisins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Very lightly oil a cookie sheet.
- In a medium-size bowl, combine oil and sugar. Beat well. Add flour and beat well. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl at least once during mixing.
- Add remaining ingredients and beat well. Continue beating until dough comes together; it will be soft.
- Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto prepared pan. With moistened fingertips, press them to 1⁄4 inch thickness.
- Bake cookies for about 10 minutes, until edges begin to brown. Let cool on wire racks before serving.
Nutrition Info
55 Calories, 1 g Protein, 9 g Carbohydrates, 2 g Total fat (1 g mono, 1 g poly), 52 mg Sodium
