lunchbox cookies (gluten + dairy free)
 
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Recipe type: Baking
Serves: 36
What you'll need
  • 125g dairy free margarine
  • 1 cup raw sugar
  • ½ rind of an orange or lemon
  • 2 eggs
  • 2-3 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 350g gluten free plain flour
  • 1 cup sultanas or gluten free/dairy free choc chips
Instructions
  1. Slice off rind in strips from ½ an orange or lemon. Place in thermomix bowl with sugar and process 10 seconds speed 9.
  2. Add in margarine, eggs, maple syrup and process 10 seconds speed 4.
  3. Add in flour in 2 batches and process 20 seconds speed 4 each time with a scrape down of the sides in between.
  4. Add in sultanas or choc chips and process 15-20 seconds on closed lid setting and knead function.
  5. Roll dough into small balls and place on a lined baking/cookie tray, Press down on each cookie with a fork and bake for about 20 minutes in a 180C oven until cookies are lightly brown on top. Leave to cool a few minutes on the cookie tray then place on a cooling rack.
  6. These won't last long.
  7. If you don't have a thermomix then grate your rind and add to sugar, cream the sugar and margarine then add in the eggs and syrup and mix well before adding in the flour. Make sure the flour is mixed through evenly and then you can add sultanas or choc chips or whatever you like and bake at the above temperature.
Recipe by Retro Mummy at https://retromummy.com/2014/08/28/lunchbox-cookies-gluten-dairy-free/