Soft Iced Sugar Cookies (Gluten Free)
- 1/4 cups Earth Balance Butter, Room Temperature
- 1- 1/4 cup Blanched Almond Flour, Honeyville Brand Is Preferred
- 13 cups Arrowroot Flour Plus More For Rolling
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 3/4 teaspoons Xanthan Gum
- 3/4 cups Sugar
- 1 whole Large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla (gluten Free)
- 1 Tablespoon Earth Balance Butter, Melted
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons SO Delicious Coconut Milk, Or Preferred Milk Alternative
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla (gluten Free)
- 1.
- Set out the butter and bring to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- 2.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, arrowroot flour, salt, baking powder, and xanthan gum until they are one lovely flour.
- Set aside.
- 3.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until it just comes together, about 30 seconds.
- 4.
- Add the egg into the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Then, add in the vanilla.
- 5.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet.
- 6.
- Transfer to a plastic bag and place in freezer at least 45 minutes to an hour.
- 7.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 8.
- Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and roll out to 1/4 1/8 inch thickness using a floured rolling pin.
- 9.
- Cut out your shapes and carefully transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking oil, placing them about 1-2 inches apart.
- I used the lid of my cooking spray as a cookie cutter.
- 10 Bake 7-10 minutes turning the pans around at about half way through to ensure even baking.
- Bake until cookies are puffy and just barely starting to brown.
- If you over cook them theyll start to flatten and not be as soft.
- 11.
- Allow to cool completely before icing.
- For the Frosting:
- 1.
- Mix all of the frosting ingredients in a small/medium-sized bowl.
- Use a spoon to spread about 3/4 teaspoons of icing on each cookie.
- Decorate with sprinkles if desired, then allow 1 hour for icing to set.
butter, blanched almond flour, arrowroot flour, salt, baking powder, xanthan gum, sugar, egg, vanilla, butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/gluten-free/soft-iced-sugar-cookies-gluten-free/ (may not work)