Gluten Free Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

As I've told you before, I have a BIG sweet tooth!  Cookies are my favorite and if there's a cookie around, it's very hard to resist!  I found out 10 years ago that I'm allergic to gluten so I try to stay clear but that takes away a LOT of my guilty pleasures!  I found this recipe on Pinterest from sallysbakingaddiction.com so I wanted to try making it gluten free and it worked!  I have tried substituting gluten free flour in the past and have had a lot of failures but this recipe was a total success so I wanted to share it!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all purpose gluten free flour (I used Betty Crocker All Purpose Rice Blend)
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• candy cane Hershey's kisses

Directions: 

• Cream the butter on medium speed.
• Continue to mix while you add the sugars in.  Cream it all together until it's light and fluffy!
• Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.  Then slowly mix in the wet ingredients. 
• Add the milk and mix it until it's all combined. 
• Chill for at least 2 hours.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll dough into balls- I used a cookie scoop and then rolled in my hands.
• Sprinkle the powdered sugar onto a plate or parchment paper and roll dough balls in the sugar until completely covered!  
• Place them on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.  Cookies will b very soft.
• Let them cool for at least 5 minutes before placing the candy cane kiss on the top!

ENJOY!!!!  

As you can tell, my husband and I had fun making these with the kids!  We've made them 3 times in the last week and a half for 2 Christmas parties and our New Years Eve party!  Everyone loved them and I hope you do too!