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What would the holidays be without sugar cookies? I have so many memories of when I was a kid around this time of year, sitting with a big plate of classic sugar cookies and dunking them in a tall glass of ice cold milk.

Of the holiday traditions my kids look forward to most, baking cookies is way up there. I myself get so excited about it that I dedicated an entire pin board on Pinterest to holiday cookies. For kids with gluten allergies, the joy of holiday cookies can obviously be a big time bummer.

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A few years ago I learned about Cup4Cup — an all natural, specially formulated, gluten-free flour — and since then I have enjoyed making so many foods with it and can’t believe any of them are gluten free. One of the biggest struggles in gluten-free baking is how complicated it can be, the need for so many different flours, xanthan gum and so on. The sheer joy of using Cup4Cup is that you can use it in the same ratios in a recipe as all-purpose flour and it performs the same way. Sheer joy for bakers!

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These Gluten Free Sugar Cookies are soft on the inside with the perfect amount of sweetness inside. As a final touch I topped them with dye-free icing. My kids loved decorating them as you can see in these pictures and it made me feel good to be able to share them with my friends whose diets are gluten-free.

What’s your favorite holiday cookie to bake?

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Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

Having a gluten allergy doesn't have to stop anyone from enjoying a Holiday sugar cookie!
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Author: Catherine McCord
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients  

Icing:

Instructions 

  • In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • in the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  • Gradually add the flour mixture until the dough comes together.
  • Place the dough on a piece of parchment paper, shape into a disk, cover and refrigerate until firm, about 20-30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 325F.
  • Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick.
  • Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes. Place on a Silpat or parchment lined baking sheet
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden.
  • Allow the cookies to cool completely before decorating.
  • For the icing: combine the ingredients in a bowl and stir until smooth.

Notes

  • To make dye-free red or blue icing substitute the juice from frozen raspberries, blueberries or blackberries for milk.

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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Updated August 28, 2024 and Published December 19, 2013 by Catherine McCord

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Catherine is a mama of three. A Kentucky girl living in California. Here’s what I know: all kids can be great eaters and mealtime must be easy. I create simple, healthy recipes the whole family will love.

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Comments

  1. Thank you for sharing the sugar cookie recipe. I’m looking forward to baking some tomorrow. I love Cup 4 Cup. It has helped me provide GF baked breads and pies for families members who have missed out for too long.

  2. I use a sugar cookie recipe, but make only 1 big one. I shape it into a circle and frost it with whatever color is appropriate for the season. Kids just love the pink though. It is always a hit as people can cut the size they want, rarely is there any left. I can only add that c4c is the best and easiest way to transform wheat flour recipes to gf..

  5. I love Cup 4 Cup for all my GF cookies. Especially chocolate chip, the family favorite!,,,

  10. Spritz cookies are my favorite holiday cookie to bake. I make many different shapes.

  11. Sugar cookies of course! My mom made the best! I needed a gluten free one to try with my kids. Thank you!

  12. Melting Moments – a bite size cookie with just a dollop of frosting on top that melts in your mouth. Heaven!!

  14. those cookies look lovely! Good take on the no food coloring frosting! Now, how about the recipe…..
    🙂

  15. I have to say sugar cookies and chocolate crinkles, my family doesn’t like eating chocolate.

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