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Close up view of a plate of heart shaped gluten-free sugar cookies. They are decorated with swirls of teal and lavender over a base of white frosting.
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Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies for Decorating

This recipe - from "Beyond Flour" is great for gluten-free rolled sugar cookies. It is easy to make, rolls out beautifully, spreads minimally when baking, and tastes delicious!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Gluten-free, Holiday
Servings: 20 3" Cookies
Calories: 177kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Whisk together all dry ingredients (except sugar and corn starch) until well combined, set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Add vanilla extract, and mix until well incorporated and smooth.
  • Slowly add dry mix to the mixer bowl, and carefully mix until well incorporated and smooth.
  • Wrap dough in plastic film, chill for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C), line cookie sheets with parchment paper
  • Generously sprinkle clean work surface with corn starch, roll dough to ¼" thick (can be slightly
  • thicker).
  • Use cookie cutters to cut out whatever shapes you’d like.
  • Place cookies 2" apart on prepared cookie sheets, bake for 8-10 minutes, or until bottoms look lightly golden.
  • Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for at least 5 minutes before moving.
  • Cookies need to cool completely before decorating.
  • Decorate with Royal Icing

Nutrition

Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg