Sugar Cookies You'll Love!

Lately, my family members have been giving me Gluten Free Magazines for presents.  This is a really good thing because they are informative and inspiring.

This one inspired me to make cookies

This issue of Gluten Free Living had a great gluten free sugar cookie recipe in it.  I couldn't believe how easy the dough was to work with, how well they froze, and how delicious they were.

To cap off my Christmas Baking, and maybe yours too, here is the recipe for Gluten and Dairy Free Sugar Cookies.  I will definitely make these again!

Sugar Cookies by Jacqueline Mallorca (with my adaptations*)
(gluten free & dairy free)

1. In medium bowl, mix together:

• 1 1/2 cups sorghum flour
• 1 1/2 cups potato starch
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda

2. In large bowl, beat together:

• 1 cup softened non-dairy butter (earth balance*)
• 1 cup white sugar (organic cane sugar*)

3. When butter and sugar are light and fluffy, add:

• 1 large egg, lightly beaten 

4. Beat at medium speed for about 4 minutes.  

5. Then separate into two chunks, wrap in saran wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.  Meanwhile, do something relaxing: drink some tea, watch a movie, make the icing, walk your dog...

 

6. After 2 hours, preheat oven to 375 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

7. Roll dough in some icing sugar then roll out in between two pieces of saran wrap.  

8. Cut cookies out using your favorite shapes and carefully transfer onto cookie sheet.  

9. When cookie sheet is full, bake for 9 minutes then let cool.

Mine weren't perfect...but the icing covered and you would never know!!

 
Sugar Cookie Icing from Dominosugar.com

• 4 cups Icing Sugar (Trader Joe's Organic Icing Sugar)
• 1/2 cup shortening (Earth Balance)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla (or any other flavoring you wish)
• Food Coloring (optional)   

Mix together, adding extra water if too dry.  Add color as desired and decorate to your heart's content.