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roll-out sugar cookies - gluten free!

sharflan avatar
Recipe by
sharon flanagan
@sharflan
Mississauga, ON

Soft or crisp, they are a HIT! A "go to" recipe for me, they can be plain cut-out rounds to cut-out flowers, train, bunny, turkey or Santa! You can dress them up with decorators sugar or colorful frostings! Package them in an airtight tin and send a surprise to the kids/grandkids! (My grandson was super excited to eat a TRAIN!) This recipe is from Easy Gluten-Free Baking by Elizabeth Barbone, a cookbook FILLED with wonderful, must-have, easy to prepare recipes! Photo is for this recipe from same cookbook (see above)

yield 1 - 36
prep time 45 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For roll-out sugar cookies - gluten free!

  • 2 1/2 c
    white rice flour plus more for dusting
  • 1 c
    sweet rice flour
  • 1/2 c
    cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    xanthan gum (or guar gum)
  • 3/4 c
    butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened
  • 1 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 c
    water - as needed!
  • toppings optional

How To Make roll-out sugar cookies - gluten free!

  • 1
    Whisk together dry ingredients in a small bowl
  • 2
    In a medium bowl, cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy (medium speed with either handheld or stand mixer). Add eggs 1 at a time, blending well after each addition
  • 3
    Add dry ingredients & vanilla & blend 'til dough. (If a sandy mass forms instead of a dough ball, add 1/4 cup water and mix for 30 seconds. If a dough comes together on its own, omit water water from recipe)
  • 4
    Divide dough in half. Pat dough into rounds, wrap tightly with plastic wrap & chill 4hrs or overnight.
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 350F. Remove dough from the refrigerator & allow to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • 6
    Generously dist a clean, dry surface with rice flour. Roll dough out about 1/4 inch thick. Using assorted cookie cutters, cut dough into desired shapes. Place cut-outs onto prepared sheets.
  • 7
    Bake 1st sheet of cookies until lightly golden brown (baking time will vary accordingly with size of cookies)
  • 8
    Remove cookie sheet from oven and cool on wire racks for 3-5 minutes then transfer cookies directly onto racks to cool completely. While 1st sheet is cooling, bake 2nd sheet of cookies.
  • 9
    Ice / decorate cookies as desired. My Tips: *If using decorators sugar, sprinkle onto cookie cut-outs before baking. **For a softer cookie, bake only til edges just start to show a light brown ***Long term freshness but cookies will become more crisp as time goes. These cookies freeze well!
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