Simple Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies made with hearty oats and loaded with chocolate chips. These old fashioned cookies are a family favorite.
In a medium/small bowl, whisk together the gluten free flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Stir in the gluten free oats.
Add the melted butter, shortening, and light brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat together until smooth.
Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix untillight in color, creamy, and slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
Scrape down the bowl add the flour/oat mixture to the bowl. Mix on medium-low speed until completely combined, scraping down the bowl as necessary. Add the chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.
Cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Use an OXO large scoop to scoop the dough. Roll the dough into balls and slightly flatten to form a puck shape.
Bake in batches of 6-8 cookies at a time on a single sheet on the center rack for 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan to cool on a wire rack.(The cookies will look under-done when they first come out but will finish baking as they cool on the pan.
Notes
I used my nightshade free gluten free flour blend in this recipe which weighed 170g.This cookie dough can be frozen. Scoop and form the dough into pucks and place on a baking sheet covered in wax paper and freeze. Once the dough is frozen solid, transfer to a freezer bag and freeze up to 3 months. Bake the frozen dough balls as directed for 14 minutes.