Gluten Free Soft Sugar Cookies
These classic, gluten-free sugar cookies are soft and sweet--exactly like you remember from your gluten-eating days. Decorate them with sprinkles or top them with whipped frosting, then share with the ones you love.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup softened butter I almost always use salted butter when I bake
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg room temp
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour blend
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum omit if your flour blend already contains it
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- gluten-free sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts and beat until evenly combined.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the flour, xanthan, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until it comes together in large clumps.
- Turn dough out onto a square of parchment and knead together (using your hands) until a nice smooth ball of dough forms. It should only take a couple of turns. Cover dough with another sheet of parchment and roll out until it's about ¼ inch thick.
- Cut shapes out of the dough using cookie cutters and place cut shapes on the prepared baking pans.
- Decorate with sprinkles, then bake for about 10 minutes, rotating pans half way through baking so that they cook evenly.
- Cool completely on a rack, then store in a sealed container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 78mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 128IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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