So, here's the scoop on these little babies! I am addicted to Pinterest. No doubt those of you who know me have heard nonstop about how good some of the recipes are on there. I've been testing them for the last 3 weeks and I'm sure you noticed my waistline expanding (not due to the baby! But due to me consuming delicious substances such as cookies, cake, casseroles, soups, you name it!).
I made these cookies using a Pinterest link. I found it on Meaningful Eats (www.meaningfuleats.blogspot.com) and she calls them Flourless Chocolate Cookies. I didn't change much other than the type of chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate). Let me tell ya-they are way, way, way yummy for not having any gluten in them. If you'll be a little more patient with me, I will share the recipe. I just wanted to yak some more about why I'm posting about GF foods.
Most of you know that I was adopted from Korea when I was nine. Up until I came to America, I (obviously) ate only Korean foods. Not to say that all Korean foods are GF, but most of it is. Rice, fish, kimchi (pickled cabbage), rice noodles, sweet potato noodles. We would VERY rarely eat wheat/white bread, wheat flour-based foods. So after living here, in the US for the past (almost) twenty years--I decided to try and eat mostly GF and see if I noticed any changes. I figured why not and, I was much skinnier those days. Yeah, yeah, I was a child...blah blah. But, after giving birth to my daughter and watching her grow...I'm wondering if there isn't something to eating GF and eating only small amounts of dairy products. We noticed a pretty big difference in how our children's skin, general disposition and even their weight changed when we went mostly GF the past year. We started shortly after Shiloh's first birthday up until end of September. They were happier (mostly), were more active, they didn't have their facial eczema (only after 2 days of being GF), and Phoebe lost a lot of her chubby (she didn't lose any weight! Just the big cheeks and some fat rolls on her thighs. I would NEVER EVER EVER let a child her age go on a restrictive diet for weight loss! That is not healthy-especially if they weren't eating tons of junk food to begin with. I did it and absolutely made sure she was getting all the nutrients and vitamins she needed!), etc. I could keep going and going and going on the benefits. I think there are a lot of genetic factors involved, but for us-I know we Warrens are pretty gluten sensitive.
So that being said, I love bread. I love crackers, cereal, cakes, cookies, noodles. I probably won't be giving up wheat flour anytime soon (this is, hopefully, my last pregnancy and I'm gonna milk it for all its worth!) and will probably keep on making all those things. But, for those of you who are interested and wanting a easy, yummy GF recipe-this one's for you! Enjoy!
3c. powdered sugar
2/3c. unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2-4 egg whites, at room temperature
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
1c. bittersweet chocolate chips (remember, I used GF milk chocolate chips)
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with nonstick spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Whisk in egg whites (start with two) and add the vanilla. Beat until the batter is moistened. You're looking for a thick, brownie-like batter consistency. If it's too dry, add in one egg white at a time until you get the desired consistency. Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
3. Spoon batter onto the prepared baking sheets in 12 evenly spaced mounds per cookie sheet. Bake about 14 minutes until the tops are glossy and lightly cracked. Slide the parchment paper (with the cookies...lol) onto wire racks. Let cookies cool completely and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Hope you guys like them, cuz I sure did! And of course, so did my chocoholic children. :-)
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