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A cooling rack covered in gingerbread men, some with a heart shape space in the center.

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread cookies are a holiday tradition! Have fun making all kinds of shapes from gingerbread men with heart cut-outs to Ninja-bread men, this is why we buy cookie cutters.
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Course: Baking, Cookies & Bars
Cuisine: Canadian
Keyword: Gingerbread Cookies
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 130kcal
Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 610 grams gluten free cookie flour blend* 4½ cups
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

WET INGREDIENTS

  • 14 tablespoon butter, room temperature (1 cup less 2 Tbsp)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoon whipping cream (or coffee cream)
  • sweet rice flour for dusting

Instructions

  • Whisk dry ingredients together, set aside.
  • In an electric stand mixer cream butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy.
  • Turn down speed and add egg. Beat until mixed.
  • With machine running pour in molasses and cream, mix to combine.
  • Reduce speed, slowly add dry ingredients beating until dough is formed.
  • Divide the dough directly onto 3-6 pieces of wax paper. Flatten into disks, lightly dusting both sides with flour only when needed. Fold paper to cover, refrigerate 2 hours.**
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Working with one piece at a time, lightly dust dough with flour rolling to ¼ or ⅜ inch thickness. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters returning dough to fridge at any point during rolling and cutting if it is too soft. You want cookies that hold their shape when being transferred to baking sheet.
  • Bake cookies on middle rack of 350°F oven for 8-10 minutes. Thinner cookies will cook more quickly. Thicker cookies are best for ornaments and gingerbread houses.
  • Set baking sheet on cooling rack for several minutes before transferring cookies or the parchment sheet to cooling racks.
  • Store cookies in air tight containers. Double wrap for maximum freshness.

Notes

*Cookie flour blend: 2⅔ cups brown rice flour, 1 cup ground almonds, ¾ cup potato starch, 6 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon tapioca starch, 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (makes 5 cups).
**Wrap uncooked dough we and store in fridge overnight. Will keep in fridge for 1 week, can be frozen.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 130 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 17mg6%
Sodium 78mg3%
Potassium 77mg2%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 155IU3%
Vitamin C 0.01mg0%
Calcium 24mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.