Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Cookies

Name: Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 2-1/4 teaspoons cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 large egg whites; 2-1/2 teaspoons Kahlua coffee liqueur; 1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; Additional confectioners' sugar

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: 2 dozen.

I can’t consume gluten, so I’ve transformed my favorite recipes to fit my diet. I came up with these cakelike cookies, and no one ever guesses they’re gluten free. —Becki DiMercurio, Martinez, California

Ingredients

2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
2-1/4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large egg whites
2-1/2 teaspoons Kahlua coffee liqueur
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt. Stir in egg whites and coffee liqueur until batter resembles frosting. Add walnuts.
2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 300° until set, 10-14 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 82 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

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