Need a quick dairy-free and gluten-free dessert? Chocolate snowflake cookies only have 4 ingredients and are super easy to make.
We had some mid-week dinner guests coming over for dinner this week. Everything I cook is always gluten-free but one of our guests is also dairy-free. The menu was: salad, steamed broccoli and spaghetti. The issue was going to be dessert. After a full day at work I wouldn’t have time to make anything fancy or even have time to run to the store.
As I drove home I wracked my brain for something simple that I could make that everyone could enjoy. I remembered a recipe I created years ago for Lemon Cake Cookies. They were super simple and would fit all the food restrictions. Problem was I didn’t have yellow cake mix or lemons. What I did have was chocolate cake mix. With a few changes I made Chocolate Cake Mix Snowflake Cookies!
Ingredients
- 1 box Gluten Free chocolate cake mix - Betty Crocker or LiveGFree
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
- In a bowl combine the cake mix, oil, and eggs.
- In a second bowl pour in the powdered sugar
- Once the dough is combined, use your hands to make 1 to 1 1/2" balls of dough
- Roll the dough in the powered sugar and place on the baking sheet
- Bake for 13-15 minutes
- Cool on a wire rack and enjoy
For this recipe I used the LiveGFree brand from Aldi of chocolate cake mix. This mix is the same as the Betty Crocker cake mix, just in a different box. If you use a different brand make sure you read the ingredients to confirm they are both gluten-free and dairy-free.
The cookies came out gooey and held up well once cooled down. They are slightly messy due to the powdered sugar, but so worth it!
These were a huge hit with the adults and kids. Our guests even took a bag of cookies home to enjoy later.
You could even add mini chocolate chips if you wanted to add a crunch to them. I suggest Enjoy Life Foods since they are top 8 free.
So the next time you need a quick, dairy-free, and gluten-free dessert I hope this super simple recipe will be just what you need.
Enjoy!
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