Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ C. Gluten-free Baking Flour
• ½ C. Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• ¼ tsp. Baking Powder
• ½ tsp. Coarse Salt
• ¾ C. Non-hydrogenated Soy Free Shortening
• ½ C. Brown Sugar, packed
• ½ C. Sugar
• ½ C. Apple Sauce
• 1 ½ tsp. Vanilla
• ¾ C. Allergy Friendly Chocolate Chips
• Flaked Sea Salt, for sprinkling (optional)

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. Combine the sugar and wet ingredients in a separate bowl before folding into the flour mixture. Add ¾ C. chocolate chips and incorporate.
4. Using a small cookie scoop or two spoons, drop 1 ½ inch balls of dough onto the parchment paper with space in between. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until just browned.
5. Sprinkle the cookies with flaked sea salt, if using, and cool completely on the baking sheet.