Big Soft Bakery Style Gluten Free Sugar Cookies Recipe
If you're looking for the best gluten free sugar cookies recipe, you've come to the right place. These are big and soft, bakery style cookies, perfect with sprinkles or topped with your favorite frosting. I like to make a big batch of dough, shape them into balls, and freeze them. That way I'm always prepared for cookie emergencies. You know the kind.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose gluten free flour blend
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum omit if your flour blend already contains it
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks, softened
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- sparkling sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, xanthan (if using) and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and egg yolk and beat until well incorporated. Add vanilla extract, almond extract and beat until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until thoroughly combined.
- Using a large cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls, roll in sparkling sugar, and place on lined baking sheets. You don't need to worry about spacing because you are going to freeze the dough. Place the cookies into the freezer for at least 30 minutes. When frozen solid you can remove the cookies and seal in a zip top bag for later, or you can bake at this time.
- Place 4-6 cookies a few inches apart on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 12- 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown around the edges. Cool for 5 minutes on the sheet, then remove to a baking rack to finish cooling completely.
Notes
If you don't want to bake off all the cookies at once, the dough keeps well frozen for up to three months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 279mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 374IUCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg
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