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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. My favorite christmas cookies to bake are peppermint sugar cookie dough balls! 🙂 so yummy! 🙂

  3. I’m always worried about taking care of the kids that come over who have food allergies. I want to feed them, but I’m fearful of causing a reaction. Gluten free flour would help me to make treats for them!

  5. I love making gingerbread men!!! And ladies my daughter always reminds me!!!

  6. This is great! My sister-in-law and her son are gluten-free. Since I take a lot of food over there for our New Years Eve party, this would be fantastic 🙂

  8. My fave cookie at the holidays is a tie between sugar cookies and soft ginger cookies! But I have yet to make a soft gluten free ginger cookie. I’m so excited to try this recipe!

  9. I will make colasses cookies from your recipe the other day and my two kids will be helping me.

  10. i love making molasses cookies. never could get them to turn out like my grandpa’s tho.

  12. So many cookies to choose from…. My favorite would be a simple sugar cookie with decorative sugar (naturally colored, not artificially!!) and for a special treat, with a Hershey Kiss in the middle.

  16. I love making Peanut Butter Blossoms with Hershey Kisses on top and also Spritz cookies!

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