Being gluten free doesn't mean having to settle for less than stellar cookies - These 50+ Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes are as good - or BETTER - than the real thing!
IMHO proper cookies go a long way to being able to enjoy being on a gluten-free diet.
When I first found out about my gluten intolerance, cookies were... a bit of a sticking point. Back then, all of the gluten free cookies you could find in stores were pretty awful - dry, crumbly, and usually with some sort of weird aftertaste.
Bean flour does NOT belong in a cookie recipe!
All of the gluten free recipes I could find back then weren’t much better. Most were just straight substitutions for regular recipes, swapping the same amount of gluten free flour, for whatever was called for in the original - you’ll never get good results that way!
Different flours behave different ways, and the best recipes build their gluten-free flour set based on the taste of the final dish, and the way they want that flavour to behave. Rice flour helps when you want a crispy cookie, coconut flour retains more moisture than others, etc.
Gluten-Free Cookies Everyone Will Love!
The recipes below are my tried and true recipes, all having been developed from the ground up. Not only do they have fantastic taste and texture, they FEEL like real cookies.
By that, I mean you can even eat them as freshly baked cookies - none of this “they’re gummy when fresh from the oven, but they’ll be better after they cool” nonsense!
All of these recipes were tested exclusively on people who were not gluten-free, themselves. Might sound like a weird thing to do, but how else can one REALLY make the claim that a gluten free cookie recipe is “as good as the real thing”?
No one wants to make completely separate batches of cookies, after all - these gluten-free cookie recipes are sure to be loved by EVERYONE you serve them to!
There’s also a great variety of recipes, which are great for Christmas cookie exchanges, helping round out a Holiday dessert table, or being packed up as gluten free cookie boxes, for gifts!
However you plan to serve them, enjoy!
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50+ Fantastic Gluten Free Cookie Recipes
Being gluten free doesn't mean having to settle for awful cookies. These 50+ Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes are as good - or BETTER - than the real thing!
Classic Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes
These are your basic gluten free cookies - full sugar, perfect for any occasion.
These Gluten-Free Banana Oatmeal cookies are soft, flavorful, and have a great chewy texture.
You'd never know they're gluten-free!
These Gluten Free Snickerdoodles are the same soft, chewy cinnamon sugar cookies as the classic, just without the gluten (Which no one will miss!)
These gluten free chocolate chip cookies are inspired by the Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe - soft on the inside with crispy edges.
All the fuss & deliciousness of the famous cookie recipe, but none of the gluten!
No need to add extra chocolate chips, either - these are LOADED with chocolate - Possibly the BEST chocolate chip cookies ever!
These Hoppy Citrus French Macarons may look traditional, but the bright burst of flavour from the hops is anything BUT traditional!
Meringues are a fun, naturally gluten-free cookie option.
These Peppermint Swirl Meringue Cookies make use of 3 colours for a pretty effect!
Chewy Gluten-Free Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - Beyond Flour
This Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cookies recipe makes cookies that are rich, chewy, and loaded with chocolate chips.
A red velvet chocolate chip cookie recipe with a GREAT texture - no one will know they're gluten-free!
This recipe for gluten free sandwich cookies is easy to make, and SUPER customizable.
See the post for variations on cookie & filling flavours - you can even mix and match, to suit your tastes!
These Gluten-Free Shortbread Cookies may not be the most traditional in terms of ingredients, but they REALLY pass for the real thing!
These gluten-free pecan pie cookies are rich, delicious, and look fantastic on a holiday cookie tray.
They're surprisingly easy to make, too!
These Gluten-Free Fig Newtons are actually better than the full-gluten source material.
Great texture, and great flavour - inside AND out.
Sometimes, you just need to make rainbow Gluten-Free Unicorn Poop cookies.
These ones are also coconut free... and GLITTERED!
Commercial Gluten-Free Graham Crackers tend to be awful, but this recipe uses 1 “weird” ingredient to accurately replicate a traditional Graham cracker!
These gluten free peanut butter cookies are the best you'll ever have - soft, chewy, and they taste even better than wheat-based cookies!
My “Easy Way to Make Macarons” post, with my Pistachio Macarons Recipe.
It’s a bit of a read, but may help those intimidated by the process!
Gluten-Free Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies - Or "Annies", as I'm calling them - are chewy, comforting, a warmly spiced ..and SO tasty!
These soft, chewy gluten free ginger molasses cookies are one of my favourite gluten-free cookies.
They definitely do justice to my gramma's original recipe - which they were inspired by!
These Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies are tasty on their own, but are fantastic for decorating! Easy to make, rolls nicely, minimal spread.
Decorated Sugar Cookies are fun to make, eat, AND give!
Here is everything you need to know to get started with sugar cookie decorating.
These Gluten-Free Do-Si-Dos - Oatmeal Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies - started as an accurate replica of Canada's "Pirate" cookies
My Gluten-Free Cowboy Cookies are an incredibly accurate, gluten free version of my favorite cookie ever. LONG ingredient list, but worth it!
The ingredients in this recipe result in the BEST chewy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies ever - even better than the OG wheat version!
These Gluten-Free Chewy Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies are everything you could ever want in a cookie - fudgy, great texture, delicious!
These Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cookies are tasty, easy to make, have a great texture and are loved by all who try them - gluten free or not!
These tender gluten free apple pie cookies are everything you could want in a fall cookie - fresh apples, tasty spices, and great texture!
These Gluten-Free Imperial Cookies - from my book, "More Than Poutine" - have the texture & flavour of the original Winnipeg favourite
Gluten Free Holiday Cookies
Here are a few holiday specific gluten free cookie recipes to choose from!
These gluten free witch finger cookies are fun, easy to make, and tasty!
Colour them green - or not - for creepy Halloween cookies. They’re a fun addition to any Halloween party!
I’m not a fan of fruitcake, but these Gluten-Free Fruitcake Cookies are fabulous.
The secret? Soaking dried fruit in Southern Comfort!
These festive Candy Cane Cookies are fun, tasty, easy to make ... and you'd never know they're GF.
They have great flavour and texture!
These Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies can be baked soft or crispy, and taste even better than the wheat version.
Fun for decorating, too!
Gluten Free AND Low Carb!
When you're not only avoiding gluten - but sugar too! - these keto gluten free cookie recipes are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Keto Chewy Peanut Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies - it may be a mouthful, but it's a SUPER tasty mouthful! Easy to forget it's diet food
These keto chocolate cookies are rich, thick, satisfying, packed with protein... and that's not all! They look, feel, and taste like a COOKIE!
Spooky cookies don't need to be off the menu when low carbbing - these creepy keto witch finger cookies are delicious and easy to make!
My Keto Cowboy Cookies recipe is the ULTIMATE when it comes to low carb cookies. Loaded with tasty ingredients, are gluten free, have a bit of protein... but don't TASTE diet friendly in any way!
This Keto Biscotti recipe comes together with only a few minutes of work, is highly customizable, sugar free, low carb, and hits the spot!
These keto chocolate chip cookies pass for the real thing - great texture, and taste LEGIT. Bonus? They're nut free protein cookies!
When you're wanting a holiday treat - without messing up your diet - these keto candy cane cookies are perfect! Low carb, high protein!
These keto peanut butter cookies are just like the real thing - only low carb, gluten free, and with a hit of protein. Super satisfying, too!
My Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are everything! A tasty, chewy, gluten free, low carb peanut butter cookie, upgraded with chocolate!
These keto apple pie cookies are cute, tasty, and in NO way feel like diet food! Enjoy the taste of fall with everyone else, these are LEGIT!
Keto Snickerdoodles Recipe [Low Carb & Gluten Free!] - Low Carb Hoser
My keto snickerdoodles have the tang and spice you expect from a snickerdoodle cookie, but at a fraction of the carbs, & with some protein!
These Keto Sugar Cookies have it all! They're gluten free, have great flavour and texture, and don't spread - perfect for cookie decorating!
These Keto Gingerbread Cookies are fantastic - spicy, easy to work with, & no spread. Great for decorating with my sugar free royal icing!
Sugar Free Royal Icing [Keto Cookie Decorating Icing] - Low Carb Hoser
Looking for a keto way to decorate sugar cookies or gingerbread?
This sugar free royal icing is a lot like the real thing - it even hardens!
These Keto Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are soft, chocolatey, and pass for the real thing.
Super cute to make for Valentine's Day - with other variations possible!
My Keto Red Velvet Cookies are rich, chocolatey, and satisfying. Loaded with chocolate chips, they're perfect for Valentine's Day, Christmas, and - really - any other time of year!
These Keto Pumpkin Spice cookies are a fun, fall take on soft sugar cookies - but without sugar, & a fraction of the carbs! Gluten-free, too!
These keto pecan pie cookies are super addictive, festive, and LEGIT. Fantastic fall flavour, in a cookie that does NOT feel like diet food!
These Keto Triple Chocolate Cookies are AMAZING. Fudgy brownie taste and texture, but low carb, gluten free, and with a hit of protein!
These keto peanut butter chocolate chip cookies do NOT taste or feel like diet food in any way!
Rich, soft, and chewy, they're fantastic. Gluten-free, too
These keto lemon cookies are super tasty, easy to make, gluten free, have a nice chewy texture AND have a good hit of protein!
These keto ladyfingers - or savoiardi - are a fantastic low carb version of the traditional cookie.
Enjoy them as they are, or use them to make my Keto Tiramisu!
More Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes!
Looking for even more fantastic gluten-free desserts that *everyone* will love? Look no further!
Blueberry Fluff Salad
Cherry Cheesecake Fluff Salad
Chocolate Fondue
Chocolate Peanut Butter Confetti Squares
Deviled Strawberries
Easy Gluten Free Brownies
Gluten-Free Brandied Apple Crisp
Gluten Free Butter Tart Bars
Gluten-Free Buttertarts
Gluten Free Doughnut Holes
Gluten-Free Earl Grey Pie
Gluten Free Fruitcake
Gluten-Free Lemon Bars
Gluten Free Maple Pumpkin Pie
Gluten-Free Nanaimo Bar Brownies
Gluten Free Puffed Rice Bars
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Mini Doughnuts
Gluten Free Raspberry Bars
Gluten-Free Schmoo Torte
Gluten Free Sticky Toffee Pudding
Key Lime Cheesecake
Keto Lemon Tart
Pina Colada Fluff Salad
Sugar-Free Jello
Also, be sure to check out our collection of Gluten Free Cookie Recipes!
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