Gluten Free Sugar Cookies with Almond Flour

Gluten free cooks need options so this is my second sugar cookie recipe. These gluten free sugar cookies with almond flour are made with a combination of flour and starch that makes crisp, sturdy cookies. That's what I wanted for decorating numbers and shapes with arms, legs, trunks and tentacles.

this gluten free recipe

If you avoid nuts for any reason you'll love this sugar cookie recipe without almond flour. If you can eat nuts, but can't send those cookies to school, try them both for a fun head-to-head challenge. Then you could have a Cookie Decorating Party.

🍪 Ingredients

In my post titled Cookie Flour Blend I share how I struggled with making some types of cookies. This flour blend has brown rice flour and almond flour which worked better than an all-purpose or 1-to-1 flour blend. In the end I remade six favourite cookie recipes with this blend.

• cookie flour blend (brown rice flour, almond flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, xanthan gum)
• baking soda*
• cream or tartar*
• butter
• sugar
• egg
• vanilla
• sweet rice flour for dusting (do not use a flour blend with xanthan for dusting)
• OPTIONAL: royal icing, butter icing, melted chocolate or candy sprinkles

See recipe card for exact amounts.

Substitutions

Cream of Tartar - Substitute 2 teaspoons of baking powder to replace cream of tartar and baking soda.

Fun For Gluten Free Kids

Decorating cookies is a creative outlet and some kids will enjoy decorating more than baking. With all the gluten free products available many kids have just never had the opportunity to decorate cookies. You can change this.

Show them a few techniques and let them unleash their creativity. Relax, watch and listen as they decorate. This is what they mean by the joy of cooking.

Royal Icing vs Butter Icing

Royal Icing is the best icing for decorating sugar cookies. It dries and remains firm, yet isn't so hard you can't bite into it. The process of decorating cookies can be as simple or complicated as you wish. Make as many colours of icing as you want but three is a great start. Find the recipe in this post, Royal Icing.

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies with Almond Flour

Brown rice flour and almond flour both work well in cookies. This recipe is made with my Cookie Flour Blend and no one will guess they're gluten free.

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Course: Cookies & Bars

Cuisine: Canadian

Keyword: gluten free sugar cookies, sugar cookies with almond flour

Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes

Servings: 24 cookies

Calories: 94kcal

Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

• ▢ 265 grams cookie flour blend* (2 cups) see notes for recipe
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda**
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cream or tartar**
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt

WET INGREDIENTS

• ▢ ½ cup butter, room temperature
• ▢ ¾ cup sugar
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ sweet rice flour for dusting

DECORATING

• ▢ royal icing
• ▢ melted chocolate
• ▢ candy sprinkles

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Instructions

• In a large bowl measure dry ingredients and whisk to combine.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
• Add egg and vanilla, beat 1-2 minutes until well combined.
• Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry mixture just until combined. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into a ball. Divide the dough, flatten into a disk and wrap each piece in wax paper. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheets.*
• Gently roll dough to ¼-inch thickness, sprinkling with sweet rice flour as needed during any step of the process.
• Cut into desired shapes dipping cookie cutters into flour as needed to prevent sticking. Transfer cookies to baking sheets placing 2 inches apart, refrigerate 10-15 minutes before baking.
• Gather remaining pieces of dough into a ball and repeat. Refrigerate dough as needed.
• Bake cookies in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until just turning golden around the edges.
• Cool cookies on the baking sheet 2-5 minutes before transferring to cooling racks. Cool completely before decorating. If you are not decorating the cookies they can be sprinkled with sugar or candy sprinkles before baking to create a crunchy topping.
• Store in airtight container.

Notes

*Cookie Flour Blend (makes 2½ cups): 178 g brown rice flour, 50 g almond flour, 60 g potato starch, 30 g tapioca starch, ½ teaspoon xanthan gum

**Cream of Tartar substitute - Use 2 teaspoon of baking powder to replace cream of tartar & baking soda.

Oven temperatures may vary so bake the first batch with a few cookies to determine the right cooking time. Turning the baking sheet half way through baking helps in ovens that have hot spots. Learn about your oven so you don't need to figure this out with every recipe.

TIP for rolled cookies – If the dough is sticky and you are having trouble use a small amount of flour for sprinkling and put dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Gently peel off the paper to cut cookie shapes.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies with Almond Flour

Serving Size

 

1 cookie

Amount per Serving

Calories

94

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

4

g

6

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Trans Fat

 

0.2

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

0.2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Cholesterol

 

17

mg

6

%

Sodium

 

80

mg

3

%

Potassium

 

14

mg

0

%

Carbohydrates

 

13

g

4

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

7

g

8

%

Protein

 

1

g

2

%

Vitamin A

 

128

IU

3

%

Calcium

 

9

mg

1

%

Iron

 

0.4

mg

2

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.