Flour-Free Brownie Cookies

   I started working on a new project with the Belleville Theatre Guild, choreographing for their spring musical "Into The Woods". As is my tradition, I bring baked goods to rehearsals because I love to bake, and love having people to bake for! 
   I found out at my first rehearsal that a cast member has a peanut allergy (and I love making things with peanut butter), and there are also some people avoiding gluten, so, I took up the challenge and whipped up these crazy delicious, super chocolatey cookies!        

Flour-Free Brownie Cookies
Makes 35 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 
  
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup white sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 Tsp corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 cup cocoa powder (use the best you can find, it will give you a more rich chocolate experience! If you prefer less chocolatey, use any cocoa)
  
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
  

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment, & set aside. 
2. Cream together the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined. 
3. In a small bowl mix together the baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and cocoa and add to the wet ingredients, mixing until combined (it can take a few minutes to work it all together). 
4. Stir in the chocolate chips (and nuts if you're using 'em).
5. Using a one-tablespoon scoop (like the small Pampered Chef scoop), or a regular tablespoon, scoop cookies out into baking sheet, 3 inches apart.
6. Bake in pre-heated oven for 7 minutes. They will look a touch under done, but that's perfect, they will continue to cook a little as they cool.

Hot out of the oven (and my little Keziah counting the chocolate chips I gave her) :)

   The chocolate smell of these was so wonderful!  After I had put them into a container, I kept opening the container to take a deep breath and smell the chocolate goodness! 

   Well, Friday friends, I hope everyone has a good weekend!