Our Amazing, Best Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Our Amazing, Best Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies 

We LOVE chocolate chip cookies for a special occasion or for a family night. We perfected our recipe a while back and were set until we wanted to make it a gluten free version. We succeeded! We love this one even better! The nutty flavor of the almond flour makes it even more decadent! It gives it a little bit of a short bread texture with all of the richness of a classic chocolate chip cookie. We all liked it so much better.

It’s pretty simple and foolproof. Tonight, I am writing the recipe as I make the cookies again! :) So, we are using semi sweet chocolate chips and enjoy those. We do like to use Ghirardelli when I keep them on hand.  

3 c. almond flour (or gluten free flour we like King Arthur’s)

Few dashes of salt

¾ t. Baking soda

1 c. Butter softened, salted (16 T.)

¾ c. brown sugar

½ c. white sugar

2 t. Vanilla extract

2 eggs room temperature

1 bag chocolate chips (we prefer semi sweet or dark chocolate Ghirardelli)

1/2 c. pecans (for those of us who can't do without southern pecans)

Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

First, measure together flour, salt and baking soda ingredients. Sift with your clean mixer. :) Then, set aside in a bowl. In a large mixing bowl, cream together softened butter and both sugars. Barely cream together and then add the vanilla and one egg at a time. Cream just until ingredients are mixed. Then add ⅓ of the flour mixture at a time while mixing. Once butter mixture and flour mixture are all mixed. Stir in, with a wooden spoon, the chocolate chips evenly.

*My sweet tip! Spray an ice cream coop with coconut oil and use to dip cookie mixture onto a silpat mat. Bake for about 11 minutes. Or, until brown on the edges. Enjoy! :)

I’m so thrilled I wrote this recipe up to share and now it is ready for my family any time we'll be mixing with Mali! :)

Let me know your favorite cookie recipe? It's fun to discover something new. Hope you enjoy this one!

Warmly, Carolina Mama

Rush Hour Karting, You can be a winner, too!

Rush Hour Karting

You Can be a Winner, too!

Rush Hour Karting is a premiere go-karting experience where "you can be a winner, too!" Our boys had the BEST 17th Birthday party that Rush Hour Karting sponsored. We came away with the best experience! This is a perfect activity for teens, for birthdays, work - team building, company outings, etc. Rush Hour Karting is here in the Raleigh area.

Carolina Mama and Sons Rush Hour Karting 2018

We love the safety and instructional that Rush Hour Karting offers. They make safety first. Then, it's all fun! Here are our seventeen-year-olds! ready for some fast karting. 

We are ready to ride. Underneath the helmet, we have a head sock for covering for cleanliness. Then, the helmet is safe and has the eye protection shield. This makes a Mom happy. Of course, we are buckled in the karts for common sense - safety. :) Here we go! :) 

The boys were so fired up to take off and they did. :) I love that they all wanted momma to take the first ride with them. So, we all took to the track. 

Rush Hour is very organized and there is a safe number of karts available on the track at a time. We were out there with a team that regularly rides. We were thrilled to hold our own in the Top 10 ... for a while.... momma was not as quick as the boys. It was a blast. 

The first ride that we all took together was a blast. They run 8 minutes. You would be surprised how many laps you can make in 8 minutes. Then, it was the boys' time to get out there again and I took in the view. 

Of course, I couldn't take enough photos of them. I love how excited and into it they were. 

We found it to be even more fun than we imagined. :) 

Take a look at all of the fun! 

                               

I love that the boys can have a blast riding fast and also know that they are safe. 

                              

The staff is always available and on site to keep drivers safe and informed. They gave us great directions. Here they are directing the drivers into the lane after the race.

Our son - one happy driver! :) 

Our other son - another happy driver! 

Then, it was break time for some great food right there on site at Rush Hour Sports Grill Restaurant!  

Refreshment and sports television was much needed and enjoyed after a couple of races!

You would be amazed at how much work these are! It is awesome! You feel your muscles

working while you drive! 

Okay, I'll admit it! I introduced the boys to the Jalapenos Poppers!  These were pretty 

amazing! Great jalapenos and cheddar cheese and great bacon! 

The boys enjoyed the freshly grilled burgers with various toppings! And these hand cut potato

chips made in house. Light and delicious. We shared. 

Our other son loved the fresh french fries with his burger. They were so hungry after 

racing the afternoon away! 

Then, it was one more race before we wrapped up our day. 

Happy Racers again! 

We couldn't take enough photos of the great memories and I just loved the happy and 

contented faces of a perfect teen birthday party experience!

Memberships are available here: 

"Adult or Junior Membership is only $45 (Includes: 2 races, a free race on your birthday, 

a head sock, T-shirt and all daily member specials.)"

You can make it a repeat experience!  You can make party reservations as well. 

Mom was so happy to race with our teens. Now, it's time to take Dad out to the track!

Rush Hour Karting is phenomenal! :) We're fans of this best family fun fast experience! :)

Also, check out the Rush Hour Karting Academy Summer Camp Fun!!! 

Summer Camp / Rush Hour Karting Academy! 

Let me know if you get to experience Rush Hour Karting! Also, message us if you have questions. Thanks Adam, Rush Hour Owner, and team! We'll see you soon!

Warmly, Carolina Mama

FTC Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Rush Hour. All opinions are my own and that of my teenage sons! :) 

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