Gluten isn’ fair. Neither are carbs. I’m kinda sick of both robbing people of their glorious traditional baked goods. If you look at your family or friends, I am pretty sure someone in your circle is struggling with one or both.
My uncle Larry is the one in our family (that we currently know of) that suffers most with gluten issues. Every Thanksgiving in Mississippi, he brings his own gluten free cake and biscuit mixes to bake from while the rest of us get down on Big Mama’s homemade biscuits, cakes, and famous rolls. I feel for him.
The rest of us just may be afflicted with carb addiction. I have tried all types of diets in the past, especially low carb. These cookies help in both regards. First of all they are flourless; secondly they are sensational! The chewy texture is to die for. The chocolate is beyond intense.
The slight hint of orange zest really heightens the flavor of the cookies. You can never go wrong with citrus right? I had a combination of blood oranges and navels in my fridge but any will do for this cookie. I definitely added the blood orange flavor because their seasonal window will be gone before we know it. Without flour, the egg whites help to stiffen the batter and give it the structure of a cookie.
The results are completely decadent. You won’t miss a thing except the gluten and carbs of course. If you like these, you will also love these Hot Chocolate Cookies.
Flourless Chocolate Orange Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract make sure its gluten free
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together confectioner's sugar, cocoa powder, salt and orange zest in a medium sized bowl.
- Slowly whisk in egg whites and vanilla extract until combined. Continue folding the batter with a spatula. The mixture will get harder and harder to mix and will be quite thick. This is completely normal.
- Spoon tablespoons of batter on parchment lined baking sheet inch apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes then cool.
- Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve. I love them warm.
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I’m wary of chocolate and citrus…but I will got there with you because they look worthy of an exception 🙂
Agreed!!!
Do I ever feel sorry for anyone who can’t enjoy glorious gluten! These cookies make me feel a bit less sorry for them, though, they look amazing!
Yeah exactly I totally agree with that!
I’ve made flourless brownies before and they were AMAZING! Gotta try these cookies now. I know they will be good!
Yep they are super tasty!
So true, Jocelyn! I love all things gluten, but my husband can’t eat it anymore. Recipes like this one are priceless. They help people not miss out so much. The citrus is genius!
Flourless cookies are amazing. These look perfect, and I love the orange!
Ah, the flavors in these simple yet mouthwatering cookies, Jocelyn!! Dark chocolate with orange zest is a combination that I’m craving right now too. Beautiful, creative and delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Traci! Sometimes the simplest flavors give the biggest impact.
Love the combination of chocolate and orange.. so I can imagine how delicious these cookies must be. Beautifully captured too!
Thank you so much dear. I love that combination of flavors too!
With over 2 cups of sugar, a little misleading to call these ‘low-carb’ perhaps reduced carb??
Thanks for your feedback Karen and I will totally take that into consideration in the future. Overall, the sugar content per cookie is pretty low even still.
I just adore the chocolate-orange combination so much! These look amazing – I love the deep chocolate flavor you get from flourless cookies.
Hooray me too!!
Oh my gosh!!! These are just beautiful!! I am a fan of oranges and chocolate always!
Thanks so much honeybun!