G-Free Recipe of the Week.

This is a DELISH recipe my sweet sweet mother made for me when I came home for a weekend while in college. My favorite dessert is above all else, chocolate chip cookies. With ice cream, milk, or just flying solo they make me feel like I'm cruisin' on a dream boat whenever I get the chance to eat them. Can you honestly disagree?

However, while going gluten free...iv'e lost the chance to maintain my beloved relationship with cookies, because the majority of gluten free cookies taste like sand, grit, or office supplies. But Betty Crocker has come to our rescue kids. This recipe comes directly from the queen of baked goods herself.  It will melt in your mouth and bring you more joy than you could even imagine. Here is the little gem:

1 box Betty Crocker Gluten Free chocolate chip cookie mix
1/2 cup butter, soften..relax you are not eating all of it yourself.
1 egg
1 bottle chocolate topping that forms a hard shell
                                                    1 container of chocolate chip ice cream

Directions.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, stir in cookie mix, egg, and butter. Seperate our five round dough balls and make five cookies on a baking sheet Bake for 8 to 10 min. ( We will use these later.)

2. Now, wet hands and press the remaining dough in greased 13x9 inch pan. Bake 16 to 18 min or until set. Cool completely for 30 min. (30 min i mean it.)

3. Spread 1/3 cup chocolate topping over cooled baked cookie. Freeze 10 to 15 min or until chocolate is set. Remove ice cream form freezer.

4. Spread soften ice cream evenly over the chocolate shell. Layer it on as thick as you like. Then crumble the five cookies ( that we made first) on top of the glorious masterpiece.

5. Freeze for 2 hours....if you can wait that long.

6. To sereve, let stand at room temperature for 10 min before cutting. Cut pieces for everyone in your party, or just grab a fork and dig in!

This is a fabulous desert for a celebration where everyone can participate in eating the dessert, even you my little g-free one! Or it's a great dish to make just for your gluten free self to eat slowly every once in awhile since it freezes so lovely. Okay fine. Or you can make it and eat the whole thing at once to mend your emotional state. (I dont reccommend this.) Either way, I promise your taste buds will be dancing with joy and you won't feel like you are missing out on life for once.

Give it a try. It just goes to show that you don't have to miss out on things while going gluten free. You just have to take matters into your own hands!