I'm pretty excited about these cookies. I only like frosted sugar cookies once a year and that's during the holidays. Well folks, here they are. Gluten free. And I'll be damned if they aren't just as good as regular frosted sugar cookies.
I came across this recipe on Gluten Is My Bitch. I think this lady is hilarious. She came across this recipe from Good Housekeeping. Wherever it's from, you need these in your life.
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups GF flour (I used 2 cups Bob's Red Mill All Purpose GF Flour and 1 cup brown rice flour)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting and sprinkles for decorating
Directions:
1. In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla. Beat in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Divide the dough into four equal pieces, flatten each piece into a disk, and wrap them in plastic wrap. Put the disks into the freezer for 30 minutes to harden up a bit.
3. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove dough from the freezer. On a lightly floured surface, using a rolling pin, roll one piece of dough to 1/8 inch think. Using 3-4 inch cookie cutters, cut as many cookies as possible. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough. Use the excess dough to roll out for more cookies.
4. Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool before decorating.
5. Decorate to your heart's content.
I didn't have any cookie cutters on hand so I used the rim of a glass. It worked just fine. I was also lacking decorating materials so I used Pillsbury Vanilla Frosting and some nonpareils. Easy.
These might be my favorite cookies this holiday season. What are yours?
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