Old Fashioned Cookies
Is your mouthwatering? I know you just want to bite right into these freshly made old fashioned chocolate chip cookies. Yep, they’re just the way your mom made them when you were a kid – and they’re gluten-free! Happy dance 🙂 I wish I could take the credit for these scrumptious cookies, but these ones are courtesy of the Gluten Free Pantry Old fashioned Cake & Cookie Mix by Glutino.
Here’s what’s baking – when I was first diagnosed with gluten-intolerance I was really crushed that I would be missing out on the things that most people enjoy regularly; bread, pizza, cookies, brownies…etc. At the time there really wasn’t much available on the market in terms of gluten-free mixes and ready made items, so I learned to bake gluten-free using available flours. However, baking from scratch isn’t for everyone – so I wanted to do a little investigative research into the available baking mixes to see if they are worth your while – you, being the newbie on the gluten free block 😉
Glutino kindly agreed to help me with my investigation and supplied me with a sample of each of the following from their Gluten Free Pantry line:
- Old Fashioned Cake & Cookie mix
- Chocolate Truffle Brownie mix
- Perfect Pie Crust
- French Bread & Pizza Mix
Each Tuesday in the month of April, I’ll try one of them and give you my verdict. I’m hoping this will help you out when you are picking up groceries and are faced with the ever growing gluten-free section in your neighborhood store (yay! it’s here…boo, not all of its good!)
So, back to the cookies, shall we?
I used the Old Fashioned Cake & Cookie Mix to make chocolate chip cookies: the mix + butter + eggs + vanilla + chocolate chips = seriously yummy cookies. These are truly comparable to regular (non-gluten) delicious chocolate chip cookies – and let’s face it, when you’re new to gluten-free…you compare everything to how it would taste if it were chock full of gluten!
What’s the verdict? A cinch to make; the cookies were ready in only 15 minutes! Mr. Smith and Little A. were happy taste-testers and it was yums-up all around. I’m giving this baking mix a 5 out 5!
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>>> HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN FOUR GLUTEN FREE PANTRY MIXES TO TRY FOR YOURSELF!! ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL RECEIVE ONE MIX OF EACH OF THESE: Old Fashioned Cake & Cookie Mix, Chocolate Truffle Brownie Mix, Perfect Pie Crust, French Bread & Pizza Mix! <<<
TO ENTER TO WIN 4 GLUTEN FREE PANTRY MIXES:
1) Leave a comment below and let me know why you’d love to win this set of baking mixes!
(please include your email address or link to your blog with contact)
FOR TWO EXTRA ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):
4) Like Glutino on Facebook and leave a note on their page letting them know that The Best of this Life sent you!
Giveaway will end April 23rd at 11pm Eastern Time
(and will be announced along with the last gluten free pantry baking mix review)
OPEN TO U.S. AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY
Winner will be selected using random.org and will be contacted the following day.
Winner will receive four gluten free pantry mixes sent to them by mail.
* This is not a paid post, my views are solely my own opinions.
GOOD LUCK!!
Emily Smith is the Editor of The Best of This Life who has been writing in the lifestyle niche and creating delicious recipes for over 10 years. Her work has been featured on BRIT + CO, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, Huffington Post, The Pioneer Woman, and Food Bloggers of Canada. She writes about family, food, entertaining, home decor, wellness, travel and a litany of other topics. She loves sharing her three core values - love life, live well, share the beauty - and encourages her readers to enjoy the best of their lives every day. She lives in Ottawa with her loving husband, two darling children, and dreams of one day owning a puppy.
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These look AMAZING!! Who knew gluten free could be so delicious?!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway — I would love to win these mixes! As someone who’s completely new to trying to eat g-free, I know this would be a great start 🙂
Oh my gosh amazing. That is awesome that they are gluten free!
Those look nummy. I would love to win this awesome giveaway because I just recently found that I am gluten intolerant (when I was diagnosed with extreme iron deficiency anemia). Because I have been keeping track of my symptoms I have found that gluten was what was causing my recurring headaches as well. The anemia was caused by lack of iron (and other nutrient) absorption caused by gluten intolerance.
I have been searching GF recipes for days but am overwhelmed by all the varying flours (rice, tapioca, garbanzo bean, coconut etc…) that some recipes call for in order to make them similar to the “real” thing. Plus, it can get expensive to buy so many different flours when I don’t even know if I will like any of them. This would be helpful in figuring out what would work for our family since my son is 7 and very picky. Thanks for the great blog. 🙂
Those gluten free chocolate chip cookies look delicious!! I’ve had friends who were allergic to gluten so love this recipe tip. Your little one is adorable 🙂 I am expecting a boy.Red Soles and Red Wine
I would love to get to try gluten free cookies! They look delicious!! I would love to try these, though I am not gluten intolerant, I still think these are something my family would love.
I want cookies in my belly…. Can I get a side of gluten with mine though?
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I would love to win this giveaway because we are a gluten free family with 3 teenagers! Imagine the amount of food needed every week 🙂 This would totally be a great treat for all of us.
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Crossing my fingers and hope to win! 🙂
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Thank you for posting this!! I am a recent self discovered individual with gluten sensitivity after 6 months of non stop testing. I am diagnosed with IBS-D and I am on a gluten free diet. I am always looking for ways to feel like I am one with the crowd….It’s hard going to parties or out to eat and missing out on the once loved foods. These four samples would give me another opportunity to explore my options. I started a gluten free blog myself and would love to add some new recipes to mine (musicallybakedgoddess@blogspot.com)
Thanks AGAIN!
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Thank you for making gluten free delicious and easier for thhis single mom of a celiac child .Hope to win we could use all the help we can get 🙂 Keep up the fantastic work !
I would love to win these mixes because my daughter was diagnosed about a year ago and I don’t think she’s had a good cookie or pie since then! mspisces228@yahoo.com
I am truly new to being a celiac. I have not found anything that taste like anything that remotely taste like it used to with the gluten in it.(including any kind of bread). I am so wishing for something that taste like it used to so much. I would love to have thesr mixes to be able to try for myself. Thank You, Lillian Tillman tillmanjohn@sbcglobal.net
i just recently had to become gluten free to save my tummy and have found it hard to find gluten free products but oh want to try these ones. 🙂
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I’d love to win this, mostly because I’m newly gluten-free and still learning how to bake gluten-free, so mixes would be excellent. But also, I’m on a limited income. It’s hard to buy so much gluten-free stuff, so I usually just go without. I would be grateful for a way to enjoy gluten-free foods without spending all of my grocery budget!
WOW! do those cookies look yummy .. I wish I could reach through the computer to enjoy one or two of them. I’d love to win some of your products. I’m new to gluten-free & having suitable replacements for some of my cravings.
In October 2011, my 2 yr old son was diagnosed w/ autism. Several people suggested the gluten free casein free diet. Several autistic children’s behaviors have improved. I’m new to the diet & devoted to trying things that will help my son, as well as my 5 yr old daughter who has severe food & environmental allergies. The cookies look delicious and I know we would enjoy them. tiffanygrubbs53@yahoo.com
Amazing! I just picked up some gluten free pantry/glutino products that are waiting to be made!
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We just found out that our 8 year old daughter has celiac’s, and I’m still looking for ways to make her deserts. Winning these would help us out, majorly.
Just cutting back on carbs and learning more about gluten free products. adamae59@aol.com
My family is on a gluten free diet, because my husband has chorns disease, I have hypothyroid, and my son just prefer the taste of them. Gluten free diet helps my husband digest food better and it’s no heavy on his system. I myself feel heathlier and we are trying to conceive another child. We would love some freebies. Lilytsotos@hotmail.com
I would love to win these mixes to give to my family and friends who want to start learning to cook Gluten-free. I use just about every Glutino product, but I always looking for extra ways to use them and people to share them with.
Thanks for sharing your review! I’d absolutely love to win these mixes because as a college student and recently diagnosed Celiac, buying gf food really puts a strain on my (already small) budget. Plus, having mixes like these makes me feel a little bit more “normal” because I can eat pizza and cookies like other people. E-mail address: kerr1124@bears.unco.edu
Great review! I love Glutino products (mmmm–choc covered pretzels!) but haven’t tried those chocolate chip cookies. Have just had 3 of my 5 kids diagnosed w/celiac and am EAGER for tasty treats to ease the transition. Would love to try these free products–GF is pricey, but worth it for good health!
I would love to win these mixes because I deal a lot with cancer patients and I feel that gluten-free eating is a major benefit for someone who’s system is being bombarded with chemo and radiation. I enjoy sharing “natural” remedies and antidotes with my clients. I also like to see them experiment with my information and get excited over the results. I think that sharing these mixes with them would open up a whole new way of eating for many. They could experience it for themselves and realize that they wouldn’t be deprived of anything. Deborah tranqquilmoments@att.net
Cookies look great! My wife is gluten free and it is getting so much easier to eat this way. Glutino products usually taste the best. We’re finding more and more restaurants are becoming aware of G/F as well. Keep up the good work!
My girlfriend, Kathy, has got me started on gluten free baking! I’d love to have other ways to eat more healthier! Thank you for the opportunity!!!
It would be awesome to win these mixes! I love to bake and I have a point to make with my family… I’m the only one who eats GF and I have made it my mission to prove to the rest of them that GF free can taste just as good if not better than regular!
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I would love to win as my younger daughter and I only eat gluten free stuff, and would love to try this brand.
My family was heartbroken and traumatized when we found out that half of us were gluten intolerant! For years, I had spoiled them with the luxury of fresh homemade baked goods, (NEVER using mixes). I found that keeping my tradition was hard when I had to change flours & begin experimenting with foreign substances like xanthum gum! We can always tell the difference with mixes and additives! On a whim, I bought Gluten Free Pantry’s Pancake & Waffle mix & took it camping. I had access to electricity, so I plugged in my waffle iron, made the mix & cranked out waffles, topping them with whipping cream and strawberries! Besides the fact that I had to grease my iron more than usual, these waffles were perfect and amazing! For the first time, my family was delighted with a mix! I rushed home and told my gluten free friends to try the mix! THANK YOU Gluten Free Pantry! I don’t know how you did it, but I can’t wait to try more of your mixes! Which leads me to my main point….Please, please, award me with the prize so that I can bake up a storm and make my family happy by trying some more of these mixes!
these would be perfect to have in the pantry for unexpected guests or those nights when you just NEED cake 😀
I would love to win these mixes. I was diagnosed this year and I am just learning the basics of gf cooking. Premade mixes are a godsend right now, I love my sweets and haven’t mastered all the different types of flours.
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I would love some quick & easy mixes for this GF newbie . Email is fairhill25@comcast.net.
I love trying new products and these sound delicious.
I was just diagnosed with Celiac’s disease a week and a half ago, and it’s a bit of a struggle. I feel like I’m thwarted, especially at restaurants, in finding things that I CAN eat (I’m also lactose intolerant and have a beef allergy). I know it’ll get easier, but anything that helps with making things “normal” right now would help 🙂
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I’d love to win these gluten free pantry mixes because my birthday is coming up, and it’s my first gluten-free birthday! So I’d love to be able to try out these new mixes for the occasion!jasminewaite@gmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway!! 🙂 I’ve been on a gluten-free diet for over 16 years. I don’t think I’ve had ‘good’ GF cookies in almost a year ~ my daughter baked me some for my birthday last year. If I could just go to the cupboard to produce such beautiful cookies, aw, what a sweet life that would be! 😛
You have a great site, thanks for offering this giveaway. The Gluten Free Pantry mixes look delicious.
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i’d like to try them bc i think i am gluten intolerant
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I would love to win these mixes. We don’t have access to much where I live and it would be great to win some. There’s gluten-free diet requirements at home and several friends as well.
I have liked the Glutino page.
I don’t blog, but I sure like to cook! These mixes look like they open up a world of experiences that I thought I had lost forever when I went gluten free.
I love Gluten Free Pantry’s all purpose flour and would love the chance to try the mixes. You had me at cookies 🙂 Thanks for offering the giveaway!
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I’d like to win, because I’ve never had their cake mixes before, and they sound great!
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I’d love to win this set of baking mixes because I like cakes, and it’s hard to find GF cakes.
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Thank you for all of your entries! This giveaway is now closed.
(please note: some entries were considered invalid as there was no email address included in their comment nor were they attached to an open id)
Emily, this was a great contest. I love Glutino and I am really enjoying your blog. Thank you!
Have you considered having a clear way of entering email addresses without having them published? I get so much crazy unsolicited email that I hesitate to post it where a program searching the web can pick it up and send me a virus.
@anonymous: The best way is to create a blogger profile – it takes two minutes (you don’t have to have a blog)and you can set up your profile to link to your email address ( you must enable this) – so that I can email you via your profile, rather than you writing out your email address in the comments. If that is not possible, than I would recommend when entering a contest you write out your email address like this:
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Most robots won’t pick that up.
Additionally, if you would like, you can leave your full name and then email me directly with your email address – that way, if I pull your name/comment, I can match it to the private email you sent me!
The reason why I need a valid email address/profile/blog link is so that I know that each entry is from an individual that I can get in contact with – and not ‘bogus’ entries, which isn’t fair to everyone.
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Hi — I’d love to win b/c I’m always looking for gluten-free goodies that my boyfriend and I can both enjoy!
I use to love to bake, but after being diagnosed with a gluten sensitivity I stopped for a while. I would love to start baking again and be able to enjoy ‘homemade’ cookies and cakes again.
My daughter is very high on the scale of gluten allergies and my son and I am about in the high middle so I am always trying to bake from scratch with all the different flours, rarely with good success. Would LOVE to try these mixes.
This is always fun. Gluten free is the only way to be…
Going gluten free has saved me from a lot of syndromes. Fibromyalsia, IBS etc…
This will be a chance to try a different product, yours…
Is this giveaway still going on? I would love to participate if so. I would like to win because my daughter is celiac and I am not a baker (especially now having to go gf) and I have to come up with ideas for a gf gathering for homeschool high school graduation party! This would help! 🙂
Hi Sarah,
I’m sorry this giveaway is a few years old. Please watch for new giveaways on the front page of The Best of this Life. All the best!