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Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies

Christina Austin
Crisp, flavourful gingerbread cookies with lots of Christmas spice! Decorate simply with icing and sprinkles - a great Christmas tradition
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Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Course Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/2 cups gluten free all purpose flour such as Bob's Red Mill
  • 3 tsp ginger
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp Xanthan gum
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup organic brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses

Instructions
 

  • Sift the gluten free flour, Xanthan, baking soda, salt and spices together and set aside.
  • Beat together the butter and brown sugar using the paddle attachment of a stand mixer or a hand mixer. Add the eggs one at a time and mix them in well.
  • Add the molasses and mix well.
  • Slowly add the sifted flour mixture. If you are using a hand mixer, switch to a wooden spoon. Continue with the paddle attachment on a stand mixer.
  • Once all the flour mixture has been added, turn the dough out onto a floured board and gather it into a ball, kneading slightly to do so.
  • Divide the dough in half and flatten each half into a disc. Wrap each disc with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 2 hours. It will keep for up to 2 days in the fridge, well wrapped.
  • When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Take one disc of dough out of the fridge. Let it sit out for a couple of minutes. Place a large piece of wax paper on a board or your counter and dust it with gluten free flour. Place the dough of the wax paper and dust the top of the dough with gluten free flour. Place another large piece of wax paper on top of the dough and begin rolling. Lift and turn the dough and dust with more gluten free flour on both sides when needed.
  • When the dough is just over 1/4" thick cut out shapes with a variety of cookie cutters.
  • Place the cut out cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are firm in the centre.
  • Cool on a rack and decorate as desired with royal icing and sprinkles.

Notes

If you don't want to make royal icing, then add some milk or water slowing to a cup or more of icing sugar until you get the desired consistency and add food colouring. It won't work as well as royal icing but it is much simpler and no mixer is required. Just make as much or as little as you need.