Gluten-free Carrot-zucchini Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup sweet rice flour
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 1/2 cup light stoneground buckwheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon clove, ground
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 small zucchini, grated
• 5 -6 carrots, grated
• 1/8 cup mandarin orange segments, drained
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips or 2/3 cup chocolate chips
• 4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate or 4 ounces baking chocolate

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar; add the egg whites and mix well.
• 2 add in flour, baking powder, spices, and salt; mix well.
• 3 add milk; mix well.
• 4 stir in zucchini, carrots, and orange; mix well.
• 5 stir chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
• 6 drop onto parchment paper lined baking sheets by teaspoon.
• 7 bake in a preheated 350* oven for about 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown and cookies have set.
• 8 melt baking chocolate and dip each cookie halfway.
• 9 let cool or eat while still warm.
• 10 enjoy!