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Stack of gluten-free sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies on a wire rack

Gluten-Free Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges, made with sourdough discard, brown rice and sorghum flour and a chill that keeps them from spreading.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 33 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Calories: 175
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 115 g (1 stick / ½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 150 g (about ¾ cup packed) light brown sugar
  • 50 g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 5 g (1 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 100 g (about 7 Tbsp) gluten-free sourdough discard how to make a gluten-free starter
  • 100 g (about ⅔ cup) brown rice flour
  • 70 g (about ½ cup) sorghum flour
  • 60 g (about ½ cup) tapioca starch
  • 5 g (about 1½ tsp) whole psyllium husk
  • 3 g (¾ tsp) baking soda
  • 4 g (¾ tsp) fine sea salt
  • 170 g (about 1 cup) semisweet chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Kitchen scale
  • Mixing bowl
  • Hand mixer
  • Rubber spatula
  • Cookie scoop
  • Rimmed baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with a hand mixer for 2 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
  2. Beat in the egg and vanilla, then the discard, until combined.
  3. Add the brown rice flour, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, psyllium husk, baking soda and salt. Mix on low until no dry streaks remain.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
  5. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  6. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop 45 g balls onto parchment-lined sheets, 2 inches apart.
  7. Bake one sheet at a time for 12 to 14 minutes, until the edges are set and golden and the centers look soft.
  8. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes, then move to a rack.

Notes

Cook time is the oven time for one sheet. The chill time is for the dough, and the dough also keeps in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.