Gingerbread Cookie Bites (Gluten-Free Recipe)

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 3 tablespoons mild molasses
• 3 cups Gluten-Free Flour Blend (see below)
• 1 teaspoon guar gum
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 10 ounces vanilla or chocolate-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
• Decorator sprinkles or coarsely crushed starlight mint candies
• 10 (8- to 10-inch) thin wooden skewers, if desired
• Large red and green gumdrops, if desired

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine sugar, butter, egg and molasses in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
3. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
4. Press dough into ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
5. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.
6. Cool completely.
7. Cut with 1 1/2-inch cookie cutters.
8. Melt candy coating according to package directions.
9. Dip top of each cookie into melted candy coating.
10. Place onto waxed paper, coating-side up.
11. Immediately sprinkle with decorator sprinkles or crushed candies.
12. Let stand until coating is set.
13. Thread 3 decorated cookies onto each skewer, if desired.
14. Top skewer with gumdrop or additional cookie, as desired.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1780/gingerbread-cookie-bites-gluten-free-recipe (may not work)