Gluten-Free Vanilla Cranberry Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1 tbsp. tapioca flour
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp fine salt
• 0.5 tsp xanthan gum
• 110 g melted butter
• 1.25 cups light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 0.5 cup white chocolate chips

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Mix cranberries, milk and vanilla and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes.
3. Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
   
   Add the milk, vanilla, and eggs, beating until combined with the butter. Reduce the speed and slowly whisk in the flour mixture. Add the chocolate chips and mix well. Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours to ensure the cookies hold their shape while baking.
4. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2-3 cm between each batch. Bake the cookies in batches, two baking sheets at a time, until cooked through and beginning to crack on top, 13-14 minutes. To ensure even baking, rotate the baking sheet after 10 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
   
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   Note
   
   For even better cookies, replace the vanilla extract with fresh vanilla bean seeds: split each vanilla bean lengthwise with the tip of a sharp knife, scrape out the small brown seeds, and stir them into the dough. Place the empty bean seeds in sugar to create vanilla-flavored sugar for coffee or tea..
   
   

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