BASIC COOKIE DOUGH

PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES (+ REFRIGERATION & COOLING) MAKES 20

125g butter, softened

½ cup (110g) firmly packed

brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

1¼ cups (170g) gluten-free

plain flour

2 tablespoons white rice flour ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon xanthan gum

1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Grease two oven trays; line with baking paper.

2 Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until just combined. Add egg; beat until just combined.

Stir in sifted flours, soda and gum, in two batches. Cover; refrigerate for 1 hour.

3 Using wet hands, roll tablespoons of mixture into balls; place 5cm apart on trays, then flatten slightly.

4 Bake cookies for 18 minutes or until golden. Cool on trays.