Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (with a rice free option)

Seems like some folks have multiple allergies, not just issues with gluten, but also with other grains. This recipe takes that into account. So far I have only used rice and sorghum flour, but I imagine one could use others as well. I'm also going to mess around and see if I can come up with an egg free version. Right now I have a batch in the oven for a Valentine's Day party at the Artist's play rehearsal tomorrow, so I'm reluctant to do too much experimenting for this batch.

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup rice or sorghum flour (or a blend)
1/2 cup corn starch
2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 tsp Kahlua (or vanilla extract, I keep Kahlua around to use in baking as I prefer it sometimes.)
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 Fahrenheit. Mix the butter and sugar. Add the eggs. Add the xanthan gum, baking soda, and salt. Add the rice/sorghum flour. Add the cornstarch. Add the chocolate chips. Drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 F until it just barely shows a little brown on the edges. You do not want to overcook these!

Alternately, you can make a sort of log out of the dough and freeze it for later. I brought a plate full of these made from frozen dough to a playdate and it was promptly gobbled up. (And nobody noticed that it was gluten free.) If you want to bring a plate of these somewhere but hope to have a few left over for midnight snacking, you'd better just leave a few at home because you are unlikely to bring home anything but an empty plate.

Here we are!

Online at last! I hope to be more regular about posting. So sorry for the long time with no posts.

We love it here in Wales. So much in fact, that we are considering staying after our ex-pat assignment is up. A lot depends on the economy and the stability of the company. (Not sure how stable things are on the US side for this company and if the offices we will move to in Michigan are even going to stay open much longer.)

We are going gluten free again. I've noticed big changes in our family with the addition of gluten and it's just not worth it. It is easier to find gluten free food over here, and already we've found a lot of snacks we like. If we all do it together, then it will be much easier on the person who really needs to be gluten free. Thing is, all the changes that have happened since eating gluten again are very subtle (and yes I realize some are related to the move), but the Lord of Sound (husband) and I are convinced.