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    Gluten Free Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies

    Published: Nov 30, 2023 · Modified: Oct 27, 2024 by Cinde LittleThis post may contain affiliate links4 Comments

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    Gluten free Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies are a delicious fall treat that's perfect right through the Christmas season. These little gems are filled with canned pumpkin, studded with tiny currants and dipped in an icing glaze. That extra touch makes them ideal for any holiday cookie tray.

    A hand dipping Pumpkin Spice Cookies into a small bowl of icing.

    Christmas is cookie baking season and you probably have a list of your favourite homemade cookies. From shortbread and gingerbread to butter tarts and mincemeat, the list of treats is are endless.

    Gluten free bakers need some kind of strategy to remake their old favourites or make a whole new list. It takes time and effort so remember, you're in good company and making those recipes gluten free is possible.

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    • A Cookie Flour Blend on YouTube
    • Tips For Making Gluten Free Cookies
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    • Gluten Free Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies

    Ingredients

    When I scan the ingredient list for these cookies I know I can make the cookies first and pick up the whipping cream for the brown butter icing the next day. If you needed that tip, your welcome!

    • gluten free Cookie Flour Blend
    • baking powder & baking soda - commonly used in gluten free baking to help with lightness
    • cinnamon
    • ground cloves
    • ground ginger
    • ground nutmeg
    • butter
    • brown sugar
    • honey
    • egg
    • canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
    • dried currants
    • walnuts
    • icing sugar
    • whipping cream

    See recipe card for exact amounts.

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    Tips For Making Gluten Free Cookies

    I'm a cookie lover so I keep learning and baking gluten free cookies. I share everything I learn and you can see a list of more cookie recipes at the bottom of this page.

    If you're the kind of person that wants to get in the kitchen and experiment then it's helpful to understand that cookies have a different ratio of fat to liquid and they cook in a short amount of time. To remake your old recipes gluten free or keep tweaking to improve your results here are a few tips.

    • Decrease some of the fat
    • Add milk or other liquid to make up for the above,
    • Let your cookie dough rest so the starches absorb the liquid more fully,
    • Choose cookie recipes written for gluten free (I pick ones with brown rice flour and/or almond flour)
    • Read my post, Tips for Making Gluten Free Cookies

    Get The Tools

    You can't bake cookies without some baking pans. It takes time to collect good quality pans but it's worth the effort in the long run. Pay attention to the pans and sizes you like.

    • two cookie sheets , notice they have no edges
    • two jellyroll pans, also know as baking sheets, with ¼-inch sides all around (used more for cooking but helpful for a cookie baking spree)
    • metal scoops in various sizes for muffins, cookies, meatballs and more
    A pedestal tray with little Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies surrounded by fall leaves.

    Let me know in the comments below what Christmas cookies you've successfully remade gluten free or if these Pumpkin Spice Cookies with the brown-butter icing made it onto your list.

    Help for Gluten Free Holiday Baking

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    • A Canadian Celiac Podcast interview - Ep 193 What's All The Fuss About Pumpkin Spice
    A pedestal tray with little Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies surrounded by fall leaves.

    Gluten Free Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies

    Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies are filled with canned pumpkin, studded with tiny currants then dipped in an icing glaze, perfect for any occasion.
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    Course: Baking, Cookies & Bars, pumpkin recipes
    Cuisine: Canadian
    Keyword: Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies
    Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes
    Servings: 30 cookies
    Calories: 104kcal
    Author: Cinde Little

    Equipment

    • Cookie scoops set of 3

    Ingredients

    DRY INGREDIENTS

    • 1¼ cups gluten free Cookie Flour Blend* (165g)
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt

    WET INGREDIENTS

    • ¼ cup butter room temperature
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup honey
    • 1 egg
    • ½ cup canned pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling

    ADD INS

    • ½ cup dried currants
    • ½ cup chopped walnuts

    BROWNED BUTTER ICING

    • 2 tablespoon butter room temperature
    • 1½ cups icing sugar
    • 3-4 tablespoon whipping cream
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    Instructions

    • In a medium bowl add all dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Set aside.
    • In a small bowl mix currants and walnuts. Set aside.
    • In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter on medium high speed.
    • Add the brown sugar and honey beating until fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
    • Add egg and pumpkin puree, beat until combined.
    • Decrease speed to low and slowly add dry mixture until incorporated. Add currants and walnuts until combined.
    • Cover the bowl and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
    • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with baking parchment or a reusable baking sheet.
    • Using a small metal scoop drop mounds of cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 15-18 minutes.
    • Set cookie sheet on wire cooling rack and cool for 2-3 minutes. Slide parchment directly onto the wire racks and cool completely.

    BROWNED BUTTER ICING

    • In a small saucepan melt butter until it foams. Reduce heat to low letting the butter brown, 2-3 minutes.
    • Remove pan from stove and stir in icing sugar.
    • Add half the cream stirring to make a glaze, adding more cream until desired consistency. Cookies can be iced as soon as they are cool enough to handle.

    ICING COOKIES

    • Dip the top of each cookie into the icing then give it a slight twist as you pull it out of the icing. Set aside to harden.

    Notes

    *Cookie Flour Blend: ⅔ cup brown rice flour, ¼ cup ground almonds, 3 tablespoon potato starch, 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon tapioca starch, ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum (makes 1¼ cups)

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Gluten Free Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies
    Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
    Calories 104 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 13mg4%
    Sodium 45mg2%
    Potassium 44mg1%
    Carbohydrates 16g5%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 12g13%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 738IU15%
    Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
    Calcium 15mg2%
    Iron 0.4mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    1. Alene

      August 19, 2022 at 6:07 pm

      Thank you for your detailed answer. I will give them all a try and let you know. Believe it or not, I got arsenic poisoning from all the rice I eat, being gluten free. So scary. So rice is out for me. I have been experimenting with different blends, and none of them are perfect for everything. I know that goes without saying when you bake gluten free. I will keep on because I love to bake. Thank you again.

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      • Cinde Little

        August 19, 2022 at 10:34 pm

        Wow Alene, that's interesting. We all hear about arsenic in rice but I've never heard of anyone getting arsenic poisoning. But I have definitely had people say they can't tolerate any rice so that makes a lot of gluten free food and recipes not accessible. I'm sure something will work. Check out my recipe for soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies too, once you figure it out you'll be baking all kinds of cookies. 🙂

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    2. Alene

      August 18, 2022 at 2:41 pm

      I can't eat rice at all, in any form. I wonder if some millet and/or sorghum flour would work in place of the rice flour. I adore pumpkin anything, so I hope I can make these. Thank you.

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      • Cinde Little

        August 18, 2022 at 10:19 pm

        Hi Alene. No rice is challenging but you are not the only one. It will take some trial and error but you can do it. Gluten free cookies present different challenges so I suggest you focus on only cookie recipes for the testing you need to do to figure this out. (You might get tired of one single cookie recipe if you just repeated it over and over.) The 2 flours I see most often for cookies are brown rice flour and almond flour. Since brown rice flour is out you could try replacing the brown rice flour in my 'cookie flour blend' with almond flour. Millet flour might be too light but you just have to try it to find out. Paleo recipes don't use rice flour and I have 3 different blends for you to look at: 1) 2 cups almond flour, 1 cup arrowroot starch, 1⁄2 cup coconut flour, 1⁄2 cup tapioca starch. 2) 1 1⁄2 cups almond flour, 1⁄2 cup arrowroot starch, 1⁄2 cup coconut flour, 1⁄2 cup tapioca flour. 3) 2 cups almond flour, 1 1⁄3 cups tapioca starch 2⁄3 cup coconut flour. I haven't tried these myself but I think these ideas are a good place to start. Let me know what you learn. Happy baking!

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