gluten-free Christmas sugar cookies

[Guest guest]

Here's a very good recipe for holiday cut-out cookies. They hold

their shape very well, whether rolled thin or thick and taste very

good decorated with GF frosting. Enjoy!

2 1/2 cups GF flour blend (I use Bob's red mill)

1 t Baking Powder

2 1/2 t Xanthan gum

1t salt

1 cup sugar

1 c butter (softened to room temperature)

1 egg

2t vanilla

powdered sugar for rolling (I find this works better than flours and

doesn't affect the taste of the cookies)

# In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with

an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking

powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt; gradually stir flour

mixture into butter mixture until well blended using a sturdy spoon.

Chill dough for 2 hours.

# Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut into desired shapes using

cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes depending on thickness of

cookies.

GF Icing

4 cups powdered sugar

1 stick room temp butter

3 T milk

2t vanilla extract

Mix together all ingredients. May need to add more milk (slowly) until

frosting reaches a spreadable consistency.

[Guest guest]

Thank you!

Marci

> From: Colleen McGuire <colleen.mcguire@...>

> Subject: [ ] gluten-free Christmas sugar cookies

>

> Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 8:58 AM

> Here's a very good recipe for holiday cut-out cookies.

> They hold

> their shape very well, whether rolled thin or thick and

> taste very

> good decorated with GF frosting. Enjoy!

>

> 2 1/2 cups GF flour blend (I use Bob's red mill)

> 1 t Baking Powder

> 2 1/2 t Xanthan gum

> 1t salt

> 1 cup sugar

> 1 c butter (softened to room temperature)

> 1 egg

> 2t vanilla

> powdered sugar for rolling (I find this works better than

> flours and

> doesn't affect the taste of the cookies)

>

> # In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and

> vanilla with

> an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Combine the

> flour, baking

> powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt; gradually stir

> flour

> mixture into butter mixture until well blended using a

> sturdy spoon.

> Chill dough for 2 hours.

> # Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut into desired shapes

> using

> cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased

> cookie sheets.

> Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes depending on

> thickness of

> cookies.

>

> GF Icing

> 4 cups powdered sugar

> 1 stick room temp butter

> 3 T milk

> 2t vanilla extract

>

> Mix together all ingredients. May need to add more milk

> (slowly) until

> frosting reaches a spreadable consistency.

>

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