Recipe: Gluten Free Christmas Sugar Cookies

Are you looking for gluten free christmas/sugar cookies?   Though there are many good desserts are available for people on a gluten free diet, the Christmas holiday season can often be very difficult due to the lack of gluten free sugar cookies available. 

I was able to locate a tremendous recipe for these cookies.   If you try them out this holiday season, please let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Gluten Free Christmas Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups shortening
• 6 eggs
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 1/4 cup vanilla (yes, that much)
• 1 cup amaranth flour
• 2 cups potato starch
• 2 cups sweet rice flour
• 4 cups brown rice flour
• 2 Tbsp xanthan gum
• 3 Tbsp baking powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325*. 
2. Mix together the flours, starch, xanthan gum and baking powder with a whisk until well-combined.  Set aside. 
3. Cream together the sugars, shortening, eggs, vanilla and salt. 
4. Add flour mixture, about 1/4 at a time, stirring with a wooden spoon. 
5. Once the flour mixture is mostly incorporated, knead the dough in the bowl, slowly punching the dough down in the middle and folding the sides of the dough into the middle.  You may also put the dough on a non-stick surface (like a silicone mat or a marble slab), and knead it on there.  The mixture should have the consistency of Play-Doh, but not too soft.  If it is too dry, add a Tbsp of water at a time until it will gather into a ball (Resist adding water if at all possible.  The dough works best if it is not very moist.)
6. After the dough is well-mixed, several things can be done with the dough. 
7. Unless a crispy cookie is desired, bake (preferably on insulated pans) at 325* until the edges are just golden. 

[Recipe Courtesy of Only Sometimes Clever]