I first read about Heartsong Cookies on my friend Amanda's blog Eating out Without. When she posted that they were at the Winter Park Farmers' Market on Saturday, my girls and I headed over to buy some.
Heartsong Cookies is not a dedicated gluten free bakery, but they take precautions to protect against cross contamination, like sanitizing their equipment, and baking gluten free cookies before any gluten-filled cookies are made. On the day we stopped at Heartsong Cookies' table, they had three gluten free vegan cookies to choose from - dark chocolate with a hint of espresso, chocolate chunk, and lemon blueberry.
Because Amanda raved about the chocolate chunk, I had to try it, even though I am a less is more kind of person when it comes to chocolate chips/chunks in my cookies. The first thing that amazed me about this cookie was the texture. It was soft in the center, and had a little bit of chewiness around the edges, just like a cookie should have. I didn't even mind the massive chunks of chocolate in the cookie, because it was just so delicious. My gluten-eating daughters said it was just as good as any gluten-filled chocolate chip cookie they have had. I usually don't like products made with Bob's Red Mill gluten free all purpose baking flour, but I could not taste any aftertaste from the beans in the flour at all.
The lemon blueberry cookie had the same wonderful texture as the chocolate chunk, but it was bursting with lemon and blueberry flavor. I love that the cookies are a little undercooked on the inside, and browned about the edges. Two days after I purchased it, the lemon blueberry cookie still tasted great this morning. I passed on the dark chocolate espresso cookie because I try to avoid caffeine, but I highly regretted that decision as soon as I got home and started sampling my cookies.
June 6, 2015
This morning, we visited Heartsong Cookies and Peak Season Pops at the Winter Park Farmers' Market. I sampled the dark chocolate espresso cookie, which was very good, but ended up buying the banana walnut chocolate chunk. When we got home, I decided to try a small bite, but ended up eating the whole cookie. The banana chocolate walnut is definitely my new favorite at Heartsong Cookies. It has that same wonderful texture and chew that their other cookies have, and the perfect amount of chocolate and walnut, with a nice subtle banana flavor.
Besides the Winter Park Farmers' Market, Heartsong Cookies can be found at Bikes, Beans & Bordeaux, Dandelion Communitea Cafe, Kappy's, and the Maitland Farmer's Market on Sundays from 9 am to 2 pm. They can also be ordered on their website. You can follow Heartsong Cookies on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
What are your favorite flavors of gluten free Heartsong Cookies?
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