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Gluten free sugar cookies shaped like flowers decorated with brightly coloured 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
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 106kcal
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

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

*Cream of Tartar substitute - Use 2 teaspoon of baking powder to replace cream of tartar & baking soda.
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)
*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
Amount Per Serving
Calories 106 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 17mg6%
Sodium 84mg4%
Potassium 56mg2%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 128IU3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.