Here’s a recipe a tried this weekend. I adapted it from the recipe on the Nestle chocolate chip bag. I made bars, but you could certainly try them as cookies. I find that bars are quick and easy and I don’t have to deal with the cookies spreading out too much.
These fall apart easily. I might try adding more xanthan gum, but I think a lot of it has to do with using non-instant oats. Definitely let them cool completely if you want to cut them up and take them somewhere. If not, plan on eating them with a fork. Either way, they are delicious!
Chocolate Chip Oat Bars
Author: Linda Etherton
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- ½ cup sorghum flour
- ½ cup brown rice flour
- ½ cup potato starch
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1¼ cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups gluten-free oats (Cream Hill Estates, Bob’s Red Mill)
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped nuts, optional
Instructions
- Combine the flours, starches, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
- Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, and nuts. Spread in a greased 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan.
- Bake at 375° for 25 minutes.
- Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
These are very good. I didn't have chocolate chips so I used butterscotch. I also used steel cut oats, which I should have soaked in something first because they are a little chewy and hard in the baked bar and get stuck in my teeth.
I'd like to make these with regular oats, no chips and put a sugar glaze on them.
Thanks for the recipe. I'm going to use it again!